Ukraine launches psychological support service for war survivors in Kharkiv region

Within the framework of the All-Ukrainian mental health program, a regional psychological service was launched in Kharkiv and the region.

First Lady Olena Zelenska explained on Telegram how citizens could get help.

"We chose the Kharkiv region because there is a huge demand for psychosocial support in its territories that were under occupation," she says.

The psychological service works as a regional hub. Its specialists – mobile groups of psychologists and psychosocial support specialists – assist Kharkiv and the region's communities.

According to the first lady, people who survived the occupation in the Kharkiv region were in terrible conditions, often without food and water.

"They didn't live – they survived, losing loved ones, burying them in the yards of their own homes. One can only imagine what happens to the psyche if the enemy controls not only your territory but also you and your family and children," the first lady says.

The mission of the newly created Kharkiv Psychological Service is to help people recover.

To receive psychological help, citizens can call the "hotline" at one of the following numbers:

• 0680719929;
• 0500719929;
• 0630719929.

To recap, Ukraine also has a "hotline" where people experiencing stress due to war or forced relocation can receive free psychological support.