Psychosocial Support Center · Kharkiv, Ukraine
Zatyshok i Vidnovlennia is a newly founded non-profit public association registered in Kharkiv, Ukraine. We exist for people whose lives and mental health have been affected by the war.
Our mission
We work to protect the mental health of people affected by the war and to make psychosocial support accessible, safe and free of stigma – beginning in Kharkiv.
We exist for
Our vision
A Kharkiv where no one carries the weight of the war alone, and where asking for psychological support is as ordinary as asking for any other help.
Two questions we ask of everything we do: does it leave fewer people alone with the weight of the war, and does it make asking for help more ordinary?
Our values
Five commitments that guide every decision – each with a concrete “in practice” on the About us page.
People are more than what happened to them.
First, do no harm.
Help should not depend on income, status or where you live.
We answer to the people we serve, to our members and to those who fund us.
We build on what already works.
Why this matters
The war has left a psychological burden that existing services cannot carry alone. Kharkiv, some 30 kilometres from the Russian border and under attack since February 2022, carries more of it than most places.
people in Ukraine may have a mental health condition – 3.9 million of them moderate or severe.
Source: WHO Regional Office for Europe, estimate, February 2023
internally displaced people are registered in Kharkiv oblast – more than in any other region.
Source: Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine data, February 2026
displaced people who likely needed mental health care had not received it – and that was before the full-scale invasion.
Source: Roberts et al., Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 2019 (national survey of IDPs, 2016)
Our focus
Community-level support, between everyday life and specialised treatment.
Low-threshold support close to where people live: support groups, psychological first aid and practical skills for coping with stress, grief and change – delivered by trained and supervised people.
Clear, reliable information about stress, trauma and grief, and about when and where to seek help. Talks and workshops for community groups, workplaces and services. Work against stigma.
Helping people reach services that already exist – public, non-governmental and specialised – through an up-to-date overview of services and clear referral routes.
We are at the beginning. Our organisation was registered on 11 September 2026. We do not yet have premises or deliver services. This website sets out what we stand for and how we intend to work – so that partners, funders and future colleagues can hold us to it.
We are looking for partners, funders and colleagues who share our approach.