Communiqué of the Roundtable Discussion

Communiqué of the Roundtable Discussion "Health economics - from rational spending to the national health: transforming the model of financing mental health services during the war" summarises the results of the cross-disciplinary discussion held on 27 May 2025 at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. The discussion was organised into four panels: The importance of interdisciplinary analysis of mental health challenges in times of war; International experience in financing mental health systems; Institutional and legal support for financing mental health services in Ukraine; Expert and analytical support for mental health policy-making from the scientific community. The discussion aimed to combine economic, legal, medical and political expertise to find a sustainable, effective and evidence-based economic model for the development of mental health system in Ukraine.