Public organization "Association of Psychiatrists of Ukraine" (Kyiv)

The Public Organization "Association of Psychiatrists of Ukraine" was established in 1991 in Kyiv as an alternative to the specialized department of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine. The organization's board has determined that the creation of the first law on psychiatric care in our country is its main priority.

The organization works in the field of norm-setting, implementation of research projects, and information and publishing activities.

In 1999, the NGO "Association of Psychiatrists of Ukraine", the charitable foundations "Castalia" and "Vita", together with a foreign partner, the International Foundation "Geneva Initiative in Psychiatry", prepared a project to involve professionals, patients and their relatives in the development and implementation of new approaches to the rehabilitation of persons with mental disorders. As a result, a unique Center for Medical and Social Rehabilitation was created, which operated as a structural unit of the KNP "Clinical Hospital "Psychiatry"" in Kyiv until June 2022. Today, the Center has ceased to exist due to lack of state funding, but its specialists have joined the NGO "Psychability" and continue to work as part of our team.

As part of the cooperation, both organizations participate in a research project together with the Newham Center for Mental Health (London, United Kingdom).