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Academic training for mental health researchers in Ukraine: a four-year experience looking to the future

Academic training of mental health researchers in ukraine – a 4-year experience looking ahead

Despite wartime conditions, a four-year research and training school for young clinicians and researchers in Ukraine strengthened methodological knowledge and international research networks.

The presentation describes how mental health research capacity has been developed in Ukraine amid a full-scale war now entering its fourth year. Educational institutions and scientific laboratories have been destroyed, everyone in the country has been affected by the ongoing traumatic situation, and the postwar mental health burden is expected to be high. Despite this, Ukraine aims to modernize its psychiatric services, align them with European Union standards, and advance clinical research in mental health and addiction; research is a high priority. Over the past four years, a research and training school has been run for young Ukrainian researchers working within the country; the school built on previous training experience in Ukraine and was adapted in line with learning approaches developed by the Research Council of Norway. In 2023, with grants transferred from the University of Oslo, training in contemporary psychiatry and addiction research continued in collaboration with Taras Şevçenko National University of Kyiv, the Ukrainian Psychiatric Association, and the Norwegian Psychiatric Association, with an emphasis on scientific methods, including statistics, and research ethics. Between 2023 and 2025, the school was held in European cities accessible from Ukraine, enabling participants to establish international research networks, make site visits to local psychiatry and addiction clinics, and discuss ongoing projects.

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