The nineteenth mental health center of the all-Ukrainian 'Vidrodzhennya' (Revival) network, founded by Victor and Olena Pinchuk, has begun operations in Chernivtsi. This was announced by project representatives. Every year, approximately 4,000 service members, veterans, and their family members will be able to receive free psychological and psychiatric care at the new center. The facility is located at 20 Fastivska St., Chernivtsi.
Capital Renovation and Barrier-Free Environment
In Chernivtsi, funds from the 'Vidrodzhennya' project were used to conduct a capital renovation of the premises and equip a mental health center adapted to the needs of its visitors. The center's space includes four individual consultation offices, a group therapy room, a two-bed day clinic ward, a treatment room, a staff room, and a reception with a waiting area. Special attention has been paid to inclusivity: wide doorways, the absence of thresholds, non-slip flooring, and accessible restrooms make the center fully accessible to people with disabilities.
Modern Methods and Equipment
For psychological recovery, the center is equipped with the Shiftwave System for stress management, along with materials for art therapy, psychological games, sensory stimulation tools, and a professional library of 40 books. Specialists apply evidence-based psychotherapy methods: cognitive-behavioral therapy, EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing), narrative exposure therapy, and trauma-focused therapy. Consultations are conducted in individual, family, and group formats, with medication prescribed if necessary. Assistance is provided on an outpatient basis or at the patient's residence.
Multidisciplinary Approach to Treatment
Care at the center is provided by a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, psychologists, and nurses. If needed, a veteran support specialist and a social worker join the team. The head of the center, Tetiana Anishchenko, emphasizes that the goal is not just to alleviate symptoms but to help the individual gradually regain a sense of stability and confidence in daily life. Specialists address the consequences of stress, anxiety and depressive disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, adaptation difficulties, and psychosomatic manifestations.
Staff Training and International Experience Exchange
Project lead Svitlana Hrytsenko notes that the need for high-quality psychological and psychiatric care will continue to grow for many years. "For us, it is essential that every defender—man or woman—and their families know where to turn for help and can receive it in a timely, free, and local manner," she says. The project pays close attention to training center staff, creating opportunities for learning and international experience exchange, so that medics can apply modern approaches and work with complex cases based on the individual needs of each patient.
'Vidrodzhennya' Network: 19 Centers and Plans for 25
The 'Vidrodzhennya' project is a model of partnership between the private sector and the state: philanthropists create modern, comfortable, and barrier-free mental health centers within state and municipal medical institutions, ensuring access to free professional help. Currently, the network includes 19 centers in Vinnytsia, Dnipro, Zhytomyr, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv and the Kyiv region, Kremenchuk, Kropyvnytskyi, Lutsk, Odesa, Poltava, Rivne, Ternopil, Uzhhorod, Khmelnytskyi, Chernivtsi, Cherkasy, and Chernihiv, as well as at one of the National Guard of Ukraine medical facilities. The first stage of the project targets the opening of at least 25 centers, capable of providing free care to over 100,000 service members, veterans, and their family members annually.
