How We're Helping Heal Ukraine with Mental Health Care

A day in the life of psychologists healing trauma in Ukraine with our support [Project Hope]( [Healing Ukraine with Mental Health Care]( [A screenshot of a vertical video shows a Project-Hope supported psychologist in Ukraine as she talks about her work, against the background of a whiteboard and children's art. The caption on the screen reads: visit our space and share their thoughts and feelings. ]( Dear Friend, Close to one billion people struggle with mental health issues worldwide, a staggering number that grows in times of disaster, war and other health crises. As May is Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re shining a spotlight on the mental health heroes we count on to care for people facing trauma. In Ukraine, psychologists like Olena are [providing critical mental health care to displaced people]( at Project HOPE’s support center in Kyiv. The need for mental health support in Ukraine — where the horrors of war have continued for over a year — is at an all-time high. Olena leads group and individual therapy sessions, mental health workshops, art therapy, and more. With your support, we’ve established eight psychosocial support centers in Ukraine where psychologists like Olena have seen over 25,882 patients to date. [WATCH >>]( With rates of post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression rising, the work of mental health professionals is crucial to the future wellbeing of Ukraine’s children and families. We help reach families with mental health support as they settle into new communities both inside and [outside of Ukraine]( so they can grieve the lives — and people — they had to leave behind. This includes training local health workers to provide mental health and psychosocial support. To learn more, [follow Olena along a day in her life as a psychologist at Project HOPE’s psychosocial support center]( in Kyiv. [WATCH >>]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [ProjectHOPE.org]( PO Box 3270, Harlan IA 51593-0450 | 844.349.0188 © 2023 Project HOPE. All rights reserved. A gift to this appeal will be used to support Project HOPE’s global emergency response, medical, educational and humanitarian assistance programs, wherever the need is greatest. [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Financial Accountability]( | [View this email online]( [online fundraising, advocacy & donor database]( [nonprofit software](