ЯРМІЗ – is a space of psychological support for defenders, their families, and the professionals who accompany them.
The YARMIS Center was founded in 2019 by veterans and volunteers. Its team is formed by family members of defenders and experienced psychologists who have been working with the target audience since 2014.
In the early years, YARMIS's activities developed actively: with the support of partners and volunteers, the team organized sports and cultural events, language courses, business trainings, children's holidays, support groups, and art therapy activities. All of this became the foundation for the formation of our community and the acquisition of valuable experience.
In 2021, YARMIS joined the Coalition of Veteran Spaces.
With the onset of a full-scale invasion, part of the team and visitors to the space stood up to defend Ukraine. At the same time, we launched humanitarian activities and focused on training and improving the skills of psychologists.
In 2024, YARMIS renewed its activities, focusing on psychosocial support for defenders and their families.
Our activities
- Psychological support for defenders and their families: individual and couple counseling, psycho-emotional relief groups and peer-to-peer training for defenders, support groups for female partners of military personnel.
- Training for specialists: trainings, webinars, supervisions, interviews and burnout prevention groups for military, civilian psychologists and first-line specialists in the state, public and business sectors.
- Information and methodological support: manuals, methodological recommendations, programs and other information products for psychological support of defenders.
- Research and analytics: monitoring and analysis of the needs and requests of defenders and their families, research and adaptation of the best global practices of psychological support in our field.
- Strategic level and partnerships: participation in the development and implementation of systemic solutions and state policies in the field of MH PSS through a system of sustainable partnerships with state bodies, military structures, the public sector, the media, and representatives of socially responsible business.
YARMIS works with a family-centered and salutogenic approach: programs are aimed at strengthening relationships within and outside the family as one of the key resources for overcoming difficult experiences and facilitating the adaptation of defenders in everyday life outside of service. The center focuses on developing internal strengths, supporting the senses, and strengthening the psychosocial well-being of the country.
Our MISSION - helping people with war experiences heal themselves through family relationships.
VISION of the YARMIZ Center
YARMIS Center is a platform for collecting, developing, and disseminating best practices in the field of mental health to build resilience and social cohesion in society.
Our values
- Security – a space of trust and security, where everyone is safe in body and soul.
- Mental comfort – care and support that give a feeling of home.
- Freedom of choice – the right of everyone to follow their own path without pressure and judgment.
- Sense – co-creation of meaning that inspires and strengthens.
- Justice – honesty and equality, with sensitivity to everyone's experience.
- Tolerance – accepting diversity with empathy and respect.
- Develop and evolve – to grow together, supporting others as a family.
- Exposure to change – participate in transformations that create a sustainable and ecological future.
Who can use the services and participate in the Center's programs:
- defenders, regardless of official status;
- families military personnel participating in hostilities, veterans;
- supporting professions specialists: psychologists, veteran support specialists, first-line contact specialists in the state, public and business sectors;
- organizations, which provide assistance to veterans and their families.
contact us
Tel.: +380 738 911 450
Email: info@yarmiz.org.ua