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A non-profit public association registered in Kharkiv, working to protect the mental health of people 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
People are more than what happened to them.
We meet everyone with respect and without judgement, and we never share anyone’s story or image without their informed consent.
First, do no harm.
We work in a trauma-informed and evidence-informed way, offer only what we are qualified and permitted to offer, and refer people on when they need more.
Help should not depend on income, status or where you live.
We design our work so that cost, language and distance are not the reason someone goes without support.
We answer to the people we serve, to our members and to those who fund us.
As a non-profit, our income serves our statutory purpose only and is never distributed to founders, members or the board. We publish our documents and reports.
We build on what already works.
We coordinate with public services and other organisations instead of duplicating them, and we share what we learn.
Затишокі Відновлення
Our name
Zatyshok (затишок) is a quiet, sheltered place – somewhere out of the wind. Vidnovlennia (відновлення) means recovery. Together they describe what we want to offer: first a sense of safety, then a way forward.
Registered English name: Psychosocial Support Center “Zatyshok i Vidnovlennia”
Our board
Elected by the General Meeting for two years. Titles as entered in the state register.
Chair of the Board
Clinical direction
Physician (V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, 2024), now specialising in psychiatry. Trained in Gestalt therapy (Level 1). Earlier nursing experience in psychiatric and hospital care in Kharkiv.
Deputy Chair of the Board
Strategy, partnerships and evaluation
PhD in Psychology (University of Haifa). A decade of coordinating research in psychology and neuroscience; close to twenty peer-reviewed papers and patents.
Board Member and Treasurer
Legal, finance and compliance
LL.M. in European and International Business Law (University of Vienna). In-house counsel in pharmaceuticals, financial services and medical devices; began his career in NGO financial control and governance at Transparency Serbia.
Governance
Загальні збори
Highest body. All members, one vote each. Elects the Board and its Chair.
Statute §5.3
Правління
Executive body, elected for two years and accountable to the General Meeting.
Statute §5.4
Голова правління
Leads the organisation and represents it without a power of attorney.
Statute §5.5
A non-profit public association under the Law of Ukraine “On Public Associations”. As required for non-profit status under the Tax Code of Ukraine, our statute prohibits distributing income to founders, members or the board.