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The Resilience of Those Who Help: Challenges and Systemic Needs of Helping Professionals in Ukraine, Burnout and the Role of Supervision in the Context of War
“The Resilience of Those Who Help: Challenges and Systemic Needs of Helping Professionals in Ukraine, Burnout and the Role of Supervision in the Context of War” / Rybak V. V., Rattske-Rybak I. V. NGO Human Rights Vector — Kyiv: NGO Human Rights Vector, 2026. — 104 p.
Literary editing: Lesia Karpenko
Translation: JUST IN TIME, Ltd. Agency of foreign languages.
Translators: Kobziak Nataliia, Tipper Alisiia, editor: Diachuk Olesia.
This publication provides an overview of the needs of Ukrainian providers of psychological, legal, social, medical, and other assistance, the challenges they face in the context of russia’s war against Ukraine,
their experience with supervisory support, as well as their vision of what it should be, feedback on the state of professional burnout, and legislation in the field of mental health support in Ukraine.
The information was prepared based on the results of surveys conducted by the NGO Human Rights Vector at the end of 2025 among representatives of the state, municipal, public, and private sectors who provide psychological and/or legal, social, medical, and other assistance in wartime conditions following russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This publication will be useful for psychologists, psychotherapists, representatives of the medical community, social workers, lawyers, mediators, representatives of Ukrainian and foreign non-governmental organizations, state authorities, local self government bodies, donor organizations, researchers, and all interested parties. This edition was prepared with the support of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Ukraine as part of the project “Helping Helpers: Supervisory Support,” implemented by the NGO “Human Rights Vector.”
The views expressed by the authors in this publication do not neces sarily reflect the views of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Ukraine.
Literary editing: Lesia Karpenko
Translation: JUST IN TIME, Ltd. Agency of foreign languages.
Translators: Kobziak Nataliia, Tipper Alisiia, editor: Diachuk Olesia.
This publication provides an overview of the needs of Ukrainian providers of psychological, legal, social, medical, and other assistance, the challenges they face in the context of russia’s war against Ukraine,
their experience with supervisory support, as well as their vision of what it should be, feedback on the state of professional burnout, and legislation in the field of mental health support in Ukraine.
The information was prepared based on the results of surveys conducted by the NGO Human Rights Vector at the end of 2025 among representatives of the state, municipal, public, and private sectors who provide psychological and/or legal, social, medical, and other assistance in wartime conditions following russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This publication will be useful for psychologists, psychotherapists, representatives of the medical community, social workers, lawyers, mediators, representatives of Ukrainian and foreign non-governmental organizations, state authorities, local self government bodies, donor organizations, researchers, and all interested parties. This edition was prepared with the support of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Ukraine as part of the project “Helping Helpers: Supervisory Support,” implemented by the NGO “Human Rights Vector.”
The views expressed by the authors in this publication do not neces sarily reflect the views of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Ukraine.
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