The ongoing war in Ukraine has seriously affected the mental health of the population, including the workforce and the ability to participate productively in the workplace, and has also caused shortages of goods and services, including medicines, medical equipment, etc. , leading to dramatic price increases for other products. Device. Access to health services has also been severely affected due to damaged or destroyed health infrastructure. However, the health policy developments, new services, and health financing reforms introduced just before the war continue to unfold and have important implications for the future of mental health service access, quality, and resource allocation.
In this context, this Lancet Psychiatric Commission on Mental Health in Ukraine identifies the current mental health needs and the future in which Ukrainians receive evidence-based care through a system that emphasizes human rights and lived experience. convened to outline plans for About people with mental illness.
The committee includes five workgroups, each of which will focus on changes, development of the Ukrainian mental health system, with requirements for success in clinical services, clinical training, research, forensics and legal advocacy, and finance. , considering specific opportunities for modernization.
The launch event will begin with opening remarks by Deborah Kestel from the WHO Department of Mental Health and Substance Use and Oksana Zvitnieva from the Coordination Center for Mental Health of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. A presentation of the main elements of the committee report will be given by the lead committee member, followed by a discussion.
The committee’s report is available on the Lancet Psychiatry website: https://www.thelancet.com/lanpsy/commissions
Watch the launch on Wednesday, October 9th from 12:00 to 13:00 Central European Time / 13:00 to 14:00 Kyiv Time.
