Before the war, Ukraine already had a shortage of mental health professionals. Russia's invasion has exponentially increased the need for PTSD treatment for veterans and civilians.
ACHF works to improve the mental health infrastructure of Ukraine by offering support and training to psychologists and psychiatrists. The United Methodist Committee on Relief has supported many of these projects through generous grant funding, including a Mental Health Seminar in May 2024.
Between November 2024 and November 2025, five ACHF-supported clinicians helped provide over 6,300 psychological counseling sessions to over 3,200 individual patients. These patients are individuals include active duty soldiers, veterans, internally displaced persons and civilians. During this same period, 50 group therapy sessions were held, helping over 290 mental health participants.
In total, between November 2024 and November 2025, the 19 clinicians who trained with ACHF provided a total of over 10,400 counseling sessions to a total of over 3,900 individual patients. In this same period, 91 group therapy sessions were conducted, with over 620 group therapy participants assisted.