War-zone webinars trained child mental-health staff across Ukraine

ESCAP-Ukraine delivered two series of online training, reaching more than 10,000 professionals in all regions of Ukraine.

Editorial illustration — not from the study.

European Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (ESCAP) launched the ESCAP-Ukraine webinar initiative in September 2024 with Ukrainian governmental bodies, UNICEF, and international partners. Over two webinar series from 2024 to 2026, the program provided structured, expert-led online training for a multidisciplinary audience, including healthcare providers, educators, and social sector professionals.

According to descriptive participation data, the webinars reached 10,489 unique participants from all regions of Ukraine. The initiative also supports ongoing reforms, including integrating child and adolescent psychiatry into paediatric healthcare and expanding community-based mental health services, alongside related training such as trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) courses and e-learning.

Webinars reached thousands nationwide

The webinars provided live, translated, interactive training designed for wartime conditions, and participation was broad across Ukraine. Across the two series, the initiative reached 10,489 unique participants from all regions of Ukraine, including frontline areas, with the largest representation from healthcare (48.5%) and education (27.6%). The authors also report that the webinars functioned as an accessible, up-to-date source of professional education and supported system-level reforms in Ukraine, including plans to integrate child and adolescent psychiatry into paediatric healthcare and develop community-based mental health services.

Capacity building during wartime

The report highlights how a scalable, low-cost format—online training with translation and discussion—can support workforce development for child and adolescent mental health in crisis settings. It also describes how this training aligned with broader efforts to strengthen care structures and improve evidence-based practice in war-affected regions, while emphasizing the need for sustained international support and local ownership.

Descriptive participation data, limited outcomes

This is a descriptive initiative report based on participation and program implementation details provided in the abstract. The abstract does not describe outcomes such as whether training improved clinical practice, patient symptoms, or service access, so the evidence presented here is about reach and implementation rather than measured effectiveness.

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