The TRUST consortium connects organisations working in clinical care, higher education, support for carers, community initiatives and the arts. These different perspectives enable partners to consider participants’ needs together and develop resources relevant to a range of institutions.
Each partner takes responsibility for specific areas, while research, learning content, practical activities and dissemination depend on shared work. Ukrainian experience grounds this cooperation in the realities of life during war, and international exchange broadens opportunities for learning and mutual support.
Centre Neuro Psychiatrique Saint-Martin
Belgium — Project Coordinator
Belgium’s Centre Neuro Psychiatrique Saint-Martin coordinates TRUST. It connects the project with professional mental health practice and multidisciplinary expertise. The centre supports people requiring different forms of psychiatric and psychosocial care and develops international learning opportunities for its staff.
Saint-Martin coordinates implementation, partner cooperation and shared procedures, while contributing to educational resources and international activities. TRUST also offers an opportunity to broaden the centre’s engagement with arts-based practices and strengthen connections among the institution, artists and the community.
National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic”
Ukraine — Project Partner
National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic” is the Ukrainian TRUST partner. It combines academic expertise with practical support for students, internally displaced persons and the wider community. Specialists in psychology, pedagogy, fine arts and choreography contribute to the activities.
The university’s responsibilities encompass research, contributions to the e-book and a learning module, local art therapy activities, preparation for international learning and dissemination. It also contributes to documentary and artistic outcomes, bringing Ukrainian participants’ experience into the shared European work.
Greek Carers Network EPIONI
Greece — Project Partner
Greek Carers Network EPIONI contributes experience in supporting informal carers and their families. Its work encompasses mental health, public information, professional exchange and community participation. Its experience of events connecting the arts and mental health is particularly relevant to TRUST.
EPIONI coordinates project communication and dissemination, supporting digital channels, information resources and public engagement. It also contributes to expressive art therapy and eco-art therapy. The Greek international programme enabled participants to engage with nature, poetry and different artistic forms.
Associação Europlural Project
Portugal — Project Partner
Portugal’s Associação Europlural Project works across the arts, education, health and social inclusion. Its experience in movement, dance, intercultural engagement and audiovisual production connects individual expression with collaborative artistic work.
EuroPlural coordinates Art Peace, contributes to the module on choreology, visual arts, dance and mental health, and participates in documentary production. It hosted the international programme in Braga, where movement and dance workshops led into a shared performance. This experience connects learning, creative processes and the public presentation of their outcomes.
LEKAMA DEVELOPPEMENT
Luxembourg — Project Partner
The Luxembourg partner contributes experience in community solidarity, educational support and engagement with people facing difficult circumstances.
Within TRUST, it coordinates the e-book strand and supports content development and knowledge exchange. Luxembourg hosted the project’s kick-off meeting and subsequently an international event on art, music and support following traumatic experiences. These activities connect resource development with professional dialogue and dissemination.
Fondazione Internazionale Don Luigi Di Liegro
Italy — Project Partner
Italy’s Fondazione Internazionale Don Luigi Di Liegro works in social support and mental health, assisting individuals and families facing difficult circumstances. Its experience of creative and group activities contributes to TRUST’s practical orientation.
The foundation coordinates the art therapy education programme and contributes drama and music therapy expertise. It hosted the international seminar in Rome, where participants explored theatre, voice, music, sound and collaborative performance. The Italian partner also participates in documentary work that shares participants’ creative experience with wider audiences.
Cooperation extends across educational, artistic, healthcare and community settings. Engagement with institutions and initiatives working with different groups helps partners discuss needs, share resources and identify opportunities for continued use of project results.
Partners on the Official TRUST Website
Contacts and Project Information
TRUST develops through cooperation among partners, professionals, creative activity participants and organisations supporting people affected by war. Its official website brings together information about the consortium, educational resources and main results.
Questions about the international project can be addressed to its team by email. University publications present Poltava Polytechnic’s participation and local activities, while project social media provide further news, photographs and videos.
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