Returning to everyday civil life
9 out of 10 defenders
need rest and comprehensive psychological and physical rehabilitation
Our mission is to provide the military with recreation and quality recovery!
About us.
"Hero Assistance" is a shelter, space and community for military personnel who need social, psychological, physical rehabilitation
The HA team consists of more than 40 specialists who have been actively involved in various rehabilitation activities since 2014 and have in-depth expertise in overcoming post-traumatic experience
Together with our partners, in 2023, we founded a center that serves as a shelter for military personnel who are on short-term "leave" or have completed their military mission and need to recover quickly
Location and staff.
350 sq.m.
The center is located in the private sector in the format of a three-story building with a plot and a -1st floor hall
20 people
Currently, we can accommodate up to 20 people at a time. Therefore, we have an online queue format
40+
Specialists who help our soldiers recover every day: rehabilitators, psychologists, therapists, surgeons, prosthetists, narcologists, and coaches
Partners, patrons and center ambassadors.
Rehabilitation services.
Post-traumatic psychological assistance
We provide qualified psychological assistance for soldiers who returned from the front and survived injuries and contusions. The process of rehabilitation is accompanied by a curator, psychologist, and psychotherapist
Comprehensive physical rehabilitation
We restore the military's physical and mental condition through group functional training accompanied by sports instructors in various areas of physical activity: exercise therapy, stretching, yoga, etc.
Recovery from musculoskeletal injuries
We cooperate with a team of rehabilitation specialists, kinesiologists, massage therapists, surgeons, orthopedists, vertebrologists and occupational therapists. Restore after injuries and surgery
Consulting assistance to the military on prosthetics issues
We are working with the coordinator of Kind Deeds Inc., an American non-profit organization in Ukraine that helps with prosthetics and rehabilitation of wounded soldiers. We will provide consulting services and help you contact foundations and non-profit organizations that deal with this issue
Prevention and overcoming addiction program
Individual and group therapy aimed at overcoming addictions that may have arisen as a result of post-traumatic stress disorder and during the war. We involve a team of psychologists, psychiatrists, and professional narcologists
Family therapy and assistance in social adaptation
We help military families overcome the crisis period of adaptation from military to civilian life and survive the loss of a family member, friends, and comrades-in-arms. Reach a stable level of communication in society
After care program.
After completing the 21-day stabilization period, the military becomes part of our community, which provides further support
If necessary, the soldiers can return to rehabilitation for the required time, receive remote support and counseling, and visit doctors (project partners)
On-site assistance
Online and offline support from curators, psychologists, and neurologists. We accompany and help in times of crisis and relapse
If necessary, we conduct offsite sessions with psychotherapists, curators, and other specialists in a supportive post-adaptation format
Social support
We conduct online and offline family and group sessions. We provide first psychological support (FPS), primary psychiatric care
We provide information on employment opportunities, centers for assistance to military families and IDPs
Hero Assistance team.
Our team includes retired military officers, qualified rehabilitators, psychologists, therapists, masseurs, and coordinators of international foundations
Founder of the Hero Assistance rehabilitation center
Andrii Koshara
Founder of the NGO "Movement of Changes," volunteer, practicing psychologist, and public figure at the Kyiv City State Administration. Has been working in addiction rehabilitation for over 10 years
Psychologist
Alla Nitsiporovich
Practicing psychologist and volunteer. Her main area of expertise is helping with addictions and rehabilitation after PTSD
Curator of the area
Konstantin Polyanin
Specialist in overcoming various types of addictions, crises, and family therapy. Works with codependents in a rehabilitation program
Volunteer - logistician
Kateryna Berezovska
Serves in the Joint Storming Brigade of the National Police "Rage". Deals with logistics
Volunteer, Head of Logistics
Vitaly Omelchuk
Deals with logistics and procurement issues
Head of Public Relations
Kateryna Lytvynenko
Expert in international relations and communications - international business, development, and recreation. Has more than 15 years of experience in companies in various fields in PR and HR positions
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Marketing coordinator
Anastasiia Hnatyshyna
Volunteer and professional marketer. Coordinate all internal and external communication in shelter
Project curator
Oleg Vaida
Study at the Lviv Medical Institute. He worked at the Lviv Regional Clinical Hospital. Volunteer and curator of the shelter
Integration psychologist
Olga Yardelevskaya
integration psychologist, CBH therapist, director of the psycho-social program of the American Cross Bridges Foundation, lives in Israel. Works with bereavement, anxiety, panic attacks, OCD
Mentor and center coach
Abhas
Current serviceman, participant of the "Peer to Peer" program
Volunteer coordinator of the prosthetics area
Pavlo Shevchenko
Coordinates prosthetic assistance for the military together with the American NGO Kind Deeds Inc (treatment and prosthetics in the United States)
Surgeon
Oksana Kovtunenko
Surgeon of mobile ambulance and inpatient treatment at Kyiv City Clinical Hospital No. 9
Volunteer
Dmytro Tereshchenko
Studied at the Kyiv National Economic University, named after Vadym Hetman. Volunteer graphic designer with 10 years of experience. Worked at the Kyiv Cultural Agency
Psychologist
Alina Bykova
Master's degree in psychology and has 12 years of experience in cognitive behavioral therapy. The main area of expertise - addiction with related disorders, including PTSD and acute stress disorder
Physical rehabilitation specialist
Olexandr Shishenya
Fitness expert with over 10 years of experience. Participated in Nike conventions in the fitness category. Coach of the Army Hand-to-Hand Combat. Winner of Kyiv in hand-to-hand combat, pankration, and horting. Winner of the 2010 European Open Pankration Championship. Winner of the Ukrainian Championship in hand-to-hand combat 2008
Mentor and volunteer
Roman Davidenko
Current serviceman
Volunteer
Viktor Prokhorov
Has medical, sociological, and business education. He has experience working in medical institutions and foreign and manufacturing companies in management positions. Since the beginning of the hostilities, he has been supplying equipment to the TDF and the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Member of the International Medical Mission to provide the population of the frontline area and military with medicines
Specialist in recreation and physical health
Diliara Bukatar
Certified specialist in recreation, physical education, and health physical culture. An active athlete, participant, and winner of the international obstacle races SpartanRace and Race of the Nation. Experience in the field of physical education for 18 years
Legal advisor
Svyatoslava Litovchenko
Volunteer and lawyer on social and administrative issues of the center
