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Since 2015, Vilnyy Vybir has been providing free psychological support to veterans and their families using evidence-based psychotherapy methods.
- 11
- years of experience
- 52000
- consultations provided
- 70
- mental health professionals
- 350
- therapeutic groups conducted
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- # Camps
- # Workshops
Vilnyi Camp offers participants a supportive environment filled with understanding and professional care.
- # Online course
An online course for prosecutors and those responsible for taking testimonies. It covers how to conduct interviews with victims and witnesses of war crimes in a trauma-informed manner.
- # Intervision
- # Manual
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Intervision sessions are designed to improve the quality of work among mental health professionals, prevent emotional burnout, and address therapeutic challenges. This guide explains how to organize and facilitate intervision sessions.
- # Crisis states
- # Notebook
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This workbook brings together practical techniques, questionnaires, and exercises that will help you:
assess your current state, resources, and needs;
understand the nature of your emotional reactions;
learn simple and effective methods of self-regulation in stressful situations.
Mobile psychological support via the Baza app
The app was created in collaboration with veterans and allows users to remain anonymous
Basics
Essential information about the challenges veterans commonly face
Tools
Stabilization techniques, meditations, mood tracker, and more
Crisis Button
Helps manage emotional overwhelm during acute moments
Useful Contacts
A list of helpful contacts for defenders
Our donors and partners
- Provision of individual and group psychosocial support for veterans and their family members.
- Promotion of an inclusive environment in communities by increasing awareness of mental health and reducing stigma.
- Strengthening the capacity of representatives of government authorities, social services, civil society organizations, and employers to effectively support the reintegration of veterans and their family members.
- Within the framework of the project “Development of Neurogymnastics Programs to Improve the Mental Health of People Affected by the War in Ukraine”
- Development of a neuroplasticity guide for use in veteran support spaces, including veteran hubs and rehabilitation institutions.
- Development of ten short educational videos on neuroplasticity demonstrating practical exercises and explaining the mechanisms of their impact on cognitive and emotional recovery.
- Provision of individual psychological consultations for veterans, their family members, the families of fallen and missing service members, as well as the families of prisoners of war.
- Development of a mental health support guide for veterans.
- Provision of individual consultations for veterans and their families.
- Support for the recovery and successful reintegration of Ukrainian veterans into civilian life through the provision of high-quality, evidence-based psychological support for veterans and their families, as well as strengthening the capacity of local communities and mental health professionals to effectively address the consequences of military trauma.
- Strengthening the capacity of local professionals and other stakeholders (social workers, NGO staff, representatives of local administrations and social services, as well as organizational leaders) to effectively support veterans’ reintegration by mastering modern trauma-informed approaches and fostering cross-sector collaboration among NGOs, veteran services, and government institutions.
- Conducting a series of training webinars and networking meetings for mental health professionals and other specialists involved in supporting veterans.
- Development of a system for monitoring and evaluating the quality of services provided by psychological service providers included in the Register of Psychological Service Providers for Veterans and Their Family Members. The system will aim to unify evaluation approaches and enhance the transparency and quality of services.
- Translation, adaptation, publication, and dissemination of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs clinical guidelines on the assessment and management of clients with suicide risk, taking into account the Ukrainian context and the needs of the veterans’ support system.
- Development of five manuals with methodological guidelines based on the reviewed and translated materials, namely: 1. A manual for physicians and healthcare professionals on the identification and management of veteran patients with suicide risk. 2. A manual for crisis and veteran helpline staff on the identification and management of calls from individuals with suicide risk. 3. A manual for families of veterans and service members, as well as other civilians, on communication and support for a loved one with suicide risk. 4. A manual for civil society organization staff, social workers, and veteran assistants on the identification and management of individuals with suicide risk. 5. A methodological manual for public authorities on integrating recommendations for working with veterans and defenders with suicide risk into the state support system.
- The project was carried out with the support of the Veteran Reintegration Program, implemented by IREX and funded by the U.S. Department of State.
- We are preparing a manual for mental health professionals focused on working with war-related trauma.
- We are developing a guide for local self-government bodies on engaging with individuals with military experience at the community level.
- We are organizing a two-day in-person training for local government representatives on trauma-informed communication.
- We provide individual psychological consultations for military personnel.
- We are strengthening the capacity of communities to respond to the needs of people with military experience and are engaged in awareness-raising activities in the field of mental health.
- The project is implemented with the support of the KSE Foundation – the charitable foundation of the Kyiv School of Economics.
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Reviews
I reached out to 'Vilnyi Vybir' after my husband was killed in the war. For a year, I cried every day and spent most of my time at the cemetery. My mental state was very difficult, and emotionally I was only getting worse. Now, I feel better — I’m beginning to live again, though it remains a very hard journey.
Alina
Wife of a fallen defender
I’ve been in therapy for just over three months. After about two months, I noticed significant improvement. I managed to come out of depression without medication.
Zarina
Wife of a defender
The therapy is very comfortable, and I feel significant progress on my concerns and identified issues. The specialist is very flexible, and we are always able to reschedule sessions when needed
Anonymous
Service member
Community experience
Frequently Asked Questions
Active-duty military personnel, veterans of all genders, their family members, and families of the fallen soldiers or those in captivity.
The search for a specialist usually takes 3–5 working days after your request. However, therapists’ workloads can change frequently, so you will be informed about any waiting times or queues during the intake process.
The frequency of consultations is determined by your assigned specialist.
Yes, all information you share with your therapist during sessions is confidential.
Yes. If needed, you can request to change your therapist once.
We are not a crisis hotline. We accept requests for free individual sessions with psychotherapists or refer people to psychiatrists.
If you are in a crisis, here are hotlines you can call:
Crisis line ‘Life Line Ukraine’:
7333
Crisis support line of Ukrainian Veteran Fund:
0-800-332-029
Hotline by the NGO ‘Empowering women in Ukraine’
0-800-332-720 (Available daily from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM)