Epidemiological Survey
A longitudinal study of child mental health in Ukraine involving more than 3,000 participants.
Research
Nadija Research Foundation
A recently established independent sister foundation to Nadija, registered in Sweden and founded in March 2026.
The object of the foundation is to promote rigorous, programmatic, and policy-relevant research and education into child and adolescent mental and physical health, particularly for war-affected and traumatised children in Sweden and abroad, with a particular focus on Ukraine.
It is the research pillar of Nadija's wider work. What we learn feeds directly into care at the Virtual Hospital and the planned rehabilitation hospital in Lviv, so treatment stays evidence-based and keeps improving.
Founders
Eight universities. A shared purpose.
- University of Zurich
- University of Copenhagen
- University of Linköping
- University of Helsinki
- University of Cambridge
- University of New South Wales
- King Danylo Lviv National Medical University
- Ukrainian Catholic University
Focus areas
Child mental health
How war affects children's wellbeing, development and sense of safety, and which kinds of support help most.
Trauma
Understanding psychological trauma in children over the long term, and turning that knowledge into better treatment.
Epigenetics
How extreme stress may leave biological traces, and what this means for recovery and prevention.
Collaboration
International partners, Ukrainian capacity
We connect Ukrainian, Nordic and international universities around shared research into child mental health and psychotraumatology.
Just as important, we strengthen Ukraine's own research capacity through training, mentoring and support for local researchers and institutions.
Knowledge with global relevance
Lessons from Ukraine can improve care in other conflict settings and contribute to child and adolescent health well beyond war.
Studies
Our research
Work in progressSubmitted for publicationPublished
EASE vs. Usual Care Study
A randomised controlled trial with 260 children aged 9–15, comparing the EASE programme with usual care.
Scientific leadership
Scientific Advisory Committee
Kirsi Peltonen
Chair of the advisory committee. Professor of Psychology, INVEST Research Flagship Centre, University of Turku.
Mariam Claeson
Senior Advisor, Child and Adolescent Health, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet.
Tim Dalgleish
Clinical psychologist and Programme Lead for Cognition, Emotion and Mental Health, University of Cambridge.
Mina Fazel
Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Oxford; consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Dennis Ougrin
Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Global Mental Health, Queen Mary University of London; lead, Youth Resilience Unit.
Anne Katrine Pagsberg
Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Medicine and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Copenhagen.
Marit Sijbrandij
Professor of Clinical Psychology and APH Mental Health, University of Amsterdam.
John Weisz
Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences, Department of Psychology, Harvard University.
Larysa Zasiekina
Professor of Psychology and Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Exeter.
Research in focus
Understanding trauma and recovery
Engelsberg Symposium
3rd Annual Nadija Symposium
Scheduled for February 2027 at Engelsberg Ironworks in Sweden, bringing together researchers, clinicians and partners working on child trauma and recovery.
