Experience In Building A Mental Health And Psychosocial Support System

"How Are U?" Experience

This document presents a new way of talking about mental health in a country experiencing trauma in real time. It begins with an understanding of the global context — where anxiety, stress, and exhaustion have become everyday states for millions — and ends with concrete solutions for how Ukraine is turning crisis into opportunity.

Through war, the pandemic, and historical trauma, we have reached a point where silence no longer works. "How are U?" is a response that carries not only empathy, but also structure, leadership, analysis, and strategy. The document maps the path from chaos to a coordinated system: from the first signs of distress to a vision in which mental health care becomes a daily practice, not an exception.

It breaks down how such a system is built — through auditing needs and resources, learning from international experience, and collaborating with governments, WHO, USAID, communities, and businesses. It offers an honest look at vulnerabilities — and, at the same time, examples of how fragility can become strength.

This is a text about trust, built step by step; about a shared experience that unites people at all levels — from family doctors to ministers. It shows that mental health is not only about medicine — it is about policy, education, work, and community. And that a new system is impossible without new thinking — cross-sectoral, open, and human-centered. This is more than a reform — it is a rethinking of the relationship between state and citizen. With hope that the question "How are you?" will never again go unheard.

You can view the document at the following link.