Psychedelic Therapy & Mental Health in Ukraine
Welcome to a session on mental health, resilience, and psychedelic therapy in Ukraine, featuring perspectives from the ground and insights from organizations championing new mental health treatments.
Join us for a special presentation by Oksana Gryschenko, Ukraine country director of Heal Ukraine Trauma, and Galyna Pidpruzhnykova, Neuroscientist and independent consultant on UA-International alliance for psychedelic-assisted therapies, followed by a moderated audience Q&A.
Sign up to attend and learn about the challenges with introducing innovative mental health treatments in an active war zone, the promising initiatives underway, and the emerging future of psychedelic therapy in Ukraine.
The event is hosted by Norrsken Mind, a non-profit foundation dedicated to advancing psychedelic science in Europe.
Where: High Court, Malmöhusvägen 1, 211 18, Malmö
When: September 16th, 2:00-3:15 PM
Overview
As the war continues, Ukraine faces a growing mental health crisis. Millions are exposed to ongoing trauma, from frontline combat to forced displacement and loss of loved ones. Traditional treatments fall short of addressing the scale and complexity of this suffering, and Ukraine urgently needs new tools.
In a historic shift, the Ukrainian Ministry of Health is working on rescheduling certain psychedelic substances, opening the door to clinical research and innovative approaches to care that were not possible under the existing legal framework.
Over the past year, Ukrainian and international collaborators have launched a growing initiative to support patients with treatment-resistant conditions such as PTSD, depression, and anxiety. Efforts include plans for clinical trials, capacity-building programs for therapists, and a recently implemented group ketamine-assisted psychotherapy protocol as a scalable, cost-effective model.
This event explores the emerging role of psychedelic-assisted therapies in crisis areas, with a special focus on Ukraine.
This side event is part of The Drop in Malmö but is independently organized and run. Please direct any questions (or praise!) to the event organizers.