Ambassador Oksana Markarova delivered opening remarks at a special roundtable “A Systems Approach to Mental Health Interventions: Lessons for Ukraine” organized by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

During her remarks Ambassador outlined activities within the National Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Program, established upon the initiative of First Lady Olena Zelenska. The program aims to help Ukrainians overcome war-related stress and the consequences of experiencing traumatic events. The development and implementation of the program are coordinated by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, in cooperation with Ukrainian and international experts.

We thank Ms. Romina Bandura, CSIS Senior Fellow; Mr. Earl Gast, President of URC, Dr. Paul Bolton, Agency Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Coordinator (USAID), Dr. Amanda Nguyen, Research Assistant Professor at University of Virginia and Dr. Regina Hechanova-Alampay, Chief of Party of USAID RenewHealth (Philippines) for their contribution to the discussion.

Full discussion is available at http://surl.li/hhzkv