School of Leadership: Symposium dedicated to mental health & substance use issues for students of the Faculty of Economics of Taras Shevchenko KNU

ISSUP Ukraine team and the ISSUP National Chapters Coordinator on October 24th, 2023 participated in the School of Leadership symposium organized for students of the Economics Faculty, devoted to mental health & substance use issues and modern strategies for protection and recovery.

Speakers of the symposium:

Iryna Pinchuk

Olha Myshakivska

Natalia Stepanova

Chumak Stanislav

Pimenova Natalia

 

Main discussions were around:

🔹 ecosystem of supporting mental health of students at Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University

🔹 early detection of mental health symptoms/disorders

🔹 prevention methods and modern practices that help to maintain mental health during the war

🔹 why disorders related to the use of psychoactive substances are an extremely urgent problem for young people in today's conditions

🔹 how to prevent the use of psychoactive substances based on evidence and modern educational technologies

🔹 ISSUP as a learning hub