More than 300,000 people reached with psychosocial support by the Ukrainian Red Cross

Throughout 2025, the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support programme of the Ukrainian Red Cross focused on systematic and consistent work with people who face the consequences of war on a daily basis. Teams worked directly within communities, creating safe spaces for support, recovery and emotional stabilisation for both adults and children.

In total, nearly 36,000 psychosocial support activities were delivered, reaching over 305,000 people, including more than 231,000 children. These activities included sessions with creative elements and recreational activities, as well as support provided during evacuations, at transit centres, at emergency sites and through other interventions. This work helped people gradually restore a sense of safety, trust and stability in their everyday lives.

An important component of the work was individual support, which allowed assistance to be provided in a deeper and more targeted manner. As part of this effort, programme psychologists delivered more than 3,200 individual consultations, providing professional support to people experiencing severe stress, loss or emotional exhaustion. At the same time, psychosocial counsellors conducted over 2,300 consultations, helping people cope with everyday challenges and identify internal resources for further recovery.

The team also placed particular emphasis on strengthening communities’ capacity to respond independently to crises. Over the course of the year, more than 9,000 people were trained in Psychological First Aid, enabling them to provide basic, community-based emotional support — within families, communities, educational institutions and workplaces.

Mental Health and Psychosocial Support remains one of the key areas of work of the Ukrainian Red Cross, ensuring that assistance is not only professional, but also humane, timely and accessible where it is needed most.