Journal article
Applying The National Mental Health Policy In Conflict-Affected Regions: Towards Better Social Inclusion (Ukrainian Case)
Year:
2022Published in:
Mental Health and Social InclusionMental health reform
Conflict
Mental health policy
Ukraine
Conflict-affected regions
The ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine has had wide-ranging health, social and economic consequences for the civilian population. It has emphasised the need for comprehensive and sustainable reform of the Ukrainian mental health system. The Ukrainian Government has approved a vision for national mental health reform. This study aims to draw on the lessons of mental health reform in other conflict-affected settings to identify areas of priority for applying the national mental health policy in conflict-affected regions in the direction of better social inclusion of people with mental health conditions (Donetsk and Luhansk regions, directly affected by the conflict).