Webinar on World Mental Health Day: American Experience for Ukrainian Educators
In celebration of World Mental Health Day and within the work of the Educational and Cultural HUB, the KSU community joined the webinar ‘Stress-Free Education: How the U.S. Experience of Supporting Mental Health in Educational Institutions Can Benefit Ukraine'.
The event was held on 10 October as part of the project ‘Supporting the Mental Health of Ukrainian Educators and Students’ (#EducationWithoutStress), with grant support from the U.S. Embassy Kyiv Ukraine. This event focused on adapting international practices to address the current challenges of mental health in Ukrainian schools and HEIs.
Special attention was given to the presentation of Dr. Anna Romanova, professor of the Department of Hospitality and Restaurant Business at KSU and researcher at the Institute of Educational Systems at Florida State University (USA).
During the webinar participants discussed:
- How to join the #EducationWithoutStress project;
- The challenges to the psychological climate in Ukrainian educational institutions as identified in a recent study;
- How U.S. schools and universities support student mental health.
Other speakers include:
- Dr. Mariia Bratko — professor at Kyiv Borys Hrinchenko University, an expert at Charity Fund "Act For Ukraine";
- Dr. Vilma Fuentes — professor at Florida State University, Head of the Support for Ukraine Group.
Moderator - Dr. Violetta Yanishevskaya, President of the Ukrainian Association of Medical Tourism.
