Women and children living with anxiety and grief caused by war trauma benefit from hands-on crafts as a tool for healing, resilience, and emotional support.
Working with the hands:
- calms the nervous system
- reduces loneliness
- creates structure in an uncertain everyday life
- opens space for conversation without the pressure of words
Craft becomes a preventive tool against isolation, hopelessness, and declining mental health.
A way to meet, listen, and slowly rebuild trust — in oneself and in others.
📊 Facts
Mental ill health, with depression as one of the most common diagnoses, is today the leading cause of sick leave in Sweden.
The Swedish Social Insurance Agency Försäkringskassan pays out approximately 40 billion SEK annually in sickness benefits, and around 40% of these costs are linked to depression, anxiety, and stress-related diagnoses.
⚠️ Important to know
Prolonged or unprocessed grief can develop into depression especially in contexts of war, displacement, loneliness, and trauma.
This is why Roses of Ties matters: it works before it is too late.
Depression is a medical condition and cannot be cured through craft.
But prevention, connection, and early support can change lives.
👉 Would you like to create Roses of Ties with us?
👉 Or do you believe your colleagues, organization, or community should?
