‘Blue Haven for Ukraine’ psychosocial support centre opens in Kyiv

On 13 January, a new psychosocial support centre for police officers recovering from injuries, veterans, and their family members opened in Kyiv as part of the Blue Haven for Ukraine project. 

The project is implemented by the European Union Advisory Mission (EUAM) Ukraine in cooperation with the National Police of Ukraine, with financial support from the Netherlands. 

The Kyiv centre offers facilities for individual and group work, training sessions, workshops and team sessions, and spaces for relaxation and the restoration of emotional balance. Support tools include modern psychological methods, in particular canine-assisted therapy and art therapy.

The new Kyiv location complements centres already operating in Lviv, Rivne, and Vinnytsia.

“Blue Haven for Ukraine is about supporting and assisting police officers who today, alongside other security and defence forces, are serving on the front line,” said Ivan Vyhivskyi, Head of the National Police of Ukraine, during the opening of the centre.

The Head of EUAM Ukraine, Rolf Holmboe, noted that for a long time the Mission had focused on supporting reforms of the National Police of Ukraine. At the same time, following the start of the full-scale invasion, EUAM received a request to expand its support in response to new challenges related to the war.

“Blue Haven for Ukraine continues to make a significant contribution to the transformation and strengthening of mental health care for the Ukrainian law enforcement sector,” he said.

In 2025, more than 200 police officers completed specialised training in Lviv, Kraków, and Amsterdam, covering peer and collegial support programmes, the basics of psychotraumatology (EMDR), and canine-assisted therapy.

In 2026, the project envisages the opening of new permanent centres in Ternopil and Ivano-Frankivsk, the deployment of mobile psychosocial support units to operate in remote or high-stress locations, and the training of up to 1,500 counsellors.

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