The Ministry of Defense approved a plan for psychological support for military personnel until 2030

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has approved the Main Principles for preserving the mental health of military personnel within the system of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the Operational plan of measures for their implementation from 2025 to 2027.

According to the information from the ministry, the adoption of this document is an important step in creating a comprehensive mental health support system for Ukraine's defenders that meets international standards and considers the challenges of wartime.

Strategic goals of the program implementation

The implementation of the main principles by 2030 includes achieving 4 strategic goals:

• Forming a unified mental health support system, including staffing psychological support, creating specialized departments for mental health recovery, launching a crisis psychological assistance chat, and additional reintegration of captives.
• Developing a training and support system for military psychologists that covers increasing the number of trained specialists, compliance with international standards, training supervisors, additional training for doctors, and implementing new positions.
• Preventing mental disorders, which involves creating a suicide prevention program, training instructors, implementing mutual aid training, and other activities.
• Scientific and methodological support and monitoring, including developing new methods and updating protocols for providing psychological assistance.

'The main principles will be implemented in two phases: from 2025 to 2027 and from 2028 to 2030. Funding will be provided from the state budget within the programs of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and attracting international technical assistance,' the Ministry of Defense explained.

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has approved a strategy for preserving the mental health of servicemen until 2030, which involves a comprehensive support system and measures for the psychological well-being of Ukraine's defenders.