On September 16 in Malmö and September 17 in Stockholm, Norrsken Mind organizes two events focused on mental health and psychedelic therapy in Ukraine.
We are honored to welcome Oksana Gryshchenko, PhD, Ukraine Country Director at Heal Ukraine Trauma, and Galyna Pidpruzhnykova, PhD, neuroscientist and strategy lead for Ukraine’s international psychedelic therapy alliance. During these events, Oksana and Galyna will explore 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.
You can find us at High Court in Malmö on September 16 in connection to The Drop, a yearly invite-only climate gathering in Malmö, and at Norrsken House in Stockholm on September 17. Read more and sign up to attend:
📍 Malmö - September 16 | High Court, 14:00–15:30 | Sign up: https://lu.ma/4n9m6ore
📍 Stockholm - September 17 | Norrsken House, 17:30–19:15 | Sign up: https://events.norrsken.org/close-up-heal-ukraine-trauma
Background
As the war in Ukraine continues, the country is facing a growing mental health crisis. Traditional treatments fall short of addressing the scale and complexity of this suffering, and Ukraine urgently needs new tools and resources.
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.
About Norrsken Mind
Norrsken Mind is a non-profit foundation dedicated to advancing psychedelic science in Europe. We fund high-quality research to investigate the therapeutic potential of psychedelics for mental health disorders, along with non-profit initiatives to lay the foundation for the future integration of these treatments into healthcare. By mobilising philanthropic capital, offering grants, and facilitating partnerships, Norrsken Mind aims to create the necessary conditions for psychedelic treatments to be rigorously studied, responsibly implemented, and accessible to patients in need.
