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JustAnswer Announces Opening of National Mental Health Center in Ukraine
Providing Free Professional Help for PTSD and Trauma-Related Conditions
New 5,000-square foot facility will offer free services from professional psychotherapists andpsychiatrists for more than 15,000 people before year-end, 40,000 in 2023
SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 6, 2022) – JustAnswer, a platform that connects people with experts foron-demand professional help, announced today the opening of a new National Mental HealthCenter in Lviv, Ukraine that will provide free and low-cost services from professional
psychotherapists and psychiatrists to treat Ukrainians suffering PTSD and other stress-related
mental health conditions.
Funded by JustAnswer through its nonprofit the Arizae Foundation and in partnership with Lviv
IT Cluster, the new Lviv Mental Health Center will provide up to 15,000 therapy sessions thisyear, and up to 40,000 consultations in 2023 – including adults, kids and families with loved
ones suffering the trauma, stress and anxiety of living under the conditions of war. Housed in a
newly renovated building adjacent to the Lviv Emergency City Hospital that previously served asa general health clinic for non-urgent care, the new facility now offers 5,000 square feet ofspace specially equipped for individual and group work, staffed by over a dozen professional
psychotherapists and psychiatrists.
As noted in a recent NY Times story, dealing with the stress of living under siege is taking asignificant psychological toll on Ukrainian citizens. The new center, which will function
permanently as the main state mental health center in Ukraine aims to provide much needed
mental health services at scale. For the first three months, the center will provide services freefor all citizens. After three months, patients can access services for free with a therapist
prescription or without a prescription, but at a reduced price that’s half the general market rate.
“We help people. That is JustAnswer’s mission and that’s why we knew we needed to help theUkrainian people cope with the trauma of war by funding this center,” explains JustAnswer CEO& Founder Andy Kurtzig, whose San Francisco-based company employs about 300 people –one-third of its workforce – in Ukraine and has raised more than $600,000 for Ukraine since theRussian invasion. “With physical trauma, that’s something everyone understands because they
can see it. But with psychological trauma, it’s difficult to see but equally important to treat
properly in order to preserve life, the economy and the community. This center will help
everyone from injured soldiers and their families to people stressed from missiles landing nearthem.”
About JustAnswer
JustAnswer is an online platform that connects people with live Doctors, Lawyers, Veterinarians,
Mechanics and other verified and vetted Experts for real-time, personalized assistance andanswers to just about any question or problem 24/7. With more than 12,000 experts across 150
categories, JustAnswer is the leading destination for accessing affordable professional help
on-demand when and from wherever you need it.
###Media Contact:
Aimee Grove for JustAnswer: press@justanswer.com; phone: 415-706-1906
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