Solentra

solentra is an abbreviation for “solidarity & trauma”. our organisation was founded by paika, the department of psychiatry for infants, children and adolescents of uz brussels university hospital. solentra provides diagnostic and therapeutic support to: refugee & migrant children and their families. increasing the accessibility and efficiency of the psychosocial care system for our target group has been (and still is) one of our main objectives. one of our main instruments is pacct® (psychiatry assisting the cultural diverse community in creating healing ties): a methodology specifically designed to meet the (psychological) needs of our target group. finding one’s path within our psychosocial care system is a challenging task for both social workers and migrant families. cultural hindrances such as the unfamiliarity with the (multiple foreign) languages, social – economic obstacles, etc. diminish the chances of migrant families to find adequate (psychological) care. the children of the