Krystyna Vysotska

Biography

My Background: In the period 2015 - 2019, I worked as a lawyer, attorney in consulting, and in litigation in multiple law firms. Results of work in the Mental Health for Ukraine project: - work on an analytic report of Ukrainian legislation in the mental health area, where I analyzed Ukrainian legislation according to international standards, highlighted human rights violations of people using psychiatric and social care services, and made recommendations for improving Ukrainian legislation in mental health. Then I presented the results of my work at the government round table in autumn 2020. - the creation of advocacy materials to stimulate legislative changes and concluded the main findings of the analysis in an executive summary based on the report. - I am a co-author of MEDIA GUIDE. This material aimed to help the media not only prepare materials on mental health but also create a human-centered and non-stigmatizing discourse.