In 2020, we supported a university research project funded by our parent Viaro Energy. The project, “Psychosocial Support for Front Line Health Care Workers During and After the COVID-19 Outbreak”, was carried out by Kingston University and the Open University.
It was developed to help frontline workers across the world overcome trauma caused by the COVID-19 pandemic by using expressive writing techniques. Expressive Writing (EW) is a form of imaginative writing that places emotional expression at the centre of supporting well-being and post-trauma recovery.
Our investment enabled the development of free web-based access to expressive writing materials in English, Italian, and Arabic.