The project "Building the potential of psychosocial support services for vulnerable groups at the community level during crisis and emergency situations in Ukraine" is implemented by the Center for Mental Health of the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy within the framework of the GIZ project "Gender-sensitive approaches to mental health and psychosocial support in Ukraine", funded by the German government.
The purpose of the project
Increasing the quality and quantitative potential of professional and volunteer providers of social services, capable of providing psychosocial support services and assistance to the population in Dnipropetrovsk, Kiev, Kirovohrad regions at community level; providing psychological assistance in the form of individual sessions to veterans and their families, members of the families of the dead, missing and those, Who is in captivity under the Seth's program.
Implementation period
December 2024 - August 2026
1. Collaboration with partner universities, local authorities and organizations, and will liaise with local authorities and organizations
Within the first component of the project, the Mental Health Center of the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy will cooperate with two major partners of the project in the specified target regions-Kryvyi Rih State Pedagogical University and Vladimir Vinnychenko Central Ukrainian State University. Collaboration will be focused on improving and forming skills and/or resources, lacking, as well as providing recommendations for sustainable rooting of appropriate practices in local communities. The project also envisages continuation of cooperation with two universities from Donetsk and Luhansk regions, with which the Center has already successfully cooperated in the previous project with the support of the German Federal Company GIZ. It is Donbass State Pedagogical University from Slavyansk Donetsk region, which was evacuated to the Dnieper, and Lugansk National University named after Taras Shevchenko from Starobilsk Luhansk region, evacuated to Poltava. in addition, Among the important tasks of the Center in the new project are to establish links with local authorities and local social services providers.
Task
1. Establish effective cooperation between NaUKMA and local partner universities.
2. Update NaUKMA Certificate for PSP employees "Psychosocial support in communities during crises and emergencies".
3. Strengthen the ability of the teaching staff of local partner universities in the implementation of the PSP component.
4. Local partner universities have to develop new courses for students or update existing training programs in accordance with the current needs of PSP community.
5. Conduct training for 160 specialists (Social services and psychosocial services centers to people, victims from military events in Ukraine) Under NaUKMA Certificate Program for further provision of services in their communities.
2. Help veterans and their families, members of the families of the dead, missing and those, Who is in captivity
Within the second component, the project team will assist in the form of individual sessions to veterans and members of their families, members of the families of the dead, missing and those, Who is in captivity.
NaUKMA offers CETA program as free psychological assistance to the victim from the war of Ukraine to the population of Ukraine. CETA – This is a short -term intervention, that is based on evidence and can be flexibly integrated into local programs to meet the needs of communities in the field of mental and behavioral health. CETA program was developed by mental health researchers at John Hopkins University based on the principles of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy. The program was adapted for Ukraine by NaUKMA experts. The CETA program helps veterans, to members of their families and internally displaced persons from 2016 year in Ukraine.
