The 8th Mental Health Center of the RETURNING Network Has Started Operating in Chernihiv

A comfortable and inclusive mental health center of the "RETURNING" (Ukrainian ПОВЕРНЕННЯ) network has opened in Chernihiv - for military personnel, veterans, and their family members. This is already the eighth hub of the nationwide "POVERNENNYA" network, founded by Victor and Olena Pinchuk to support Ukraine’s Security and Defense Forces.

Each year, over 4,000 defenders will be able to receive high-quality, comprehensive care at the Chernihiv center of the "POVERNENNYA" network.

Military personnel, veterans, and their families who are dealing with the effects of psychological trauma can turn to the "POVERNENNYA" mental health center in Chernihiv. The center’s specialists work with PTSD, anxiety disorders, depression, adjustment and psychosomatic issues, and other consequences of traumatic experiences. All services at the "POVERNENNYA" center are free of charge.

"We understand that the entire Ukrainian community needs psychological support today. But the focus of the 'POVERNENNYA' project is, first and foremost, our Heroes - military personnel, veterans, and their families. Our mental health centers are true fortresses where defenders can take off their psychological body armor. It’s important for people to know about them, as many service members, due to masculinity norms, are used to saying: ‘Why would we need help? We’ll manage on our own.’ But this is the place where they can openly talk with professionals. Society and the military community need to be ready to seek this support," - said Viktor Pinchuk, founder of the "POVERNENNYA" project.

The "POVERNENNYA" project demonstrates successful partnership between the private sector and the state, where philanthropists establish mental health centers based in public