War leaves its traces on everyone. On those who defend Ukraine at the front, risking their own lives. On civilians who live in conditions of constant air alerts and uncertainty. On those who have lost loved ones or their homes because of the war.

For two years now, the "Metinvest Together" service has been helping Metinvest employees and their families cope with the psychological consequences of the war. It is implemented with Wellbeing Company.

As part of the service, one can contact professional psychologists for a free individual or group consultation, sign up for an online group meeting "Strong Together!", where one can speak out and listen to others. A series of webinars has been prepared that will be useful for anyone who wants to improve their emotional state or help their loved ones with this.

The Metinvest Together psychological support service was launched on the third day of the war, 26 February 2022. Over the past two years, more than 800 of our colleagues and their relatives have used it. More than 6,000 individual and group consultations were held, during which the service's specialists – professional psychologists and coaches – helped to regain inner strength, find new strength and meaning, and continue living and working.

Given the relevance of such assistance and the positive feedback from employees and their families, Metinvest Group decided to continue its cooperation with Wellbeing Company. So, if you feel the need for emotional and mental support, don't withdraw into yourself and don't try to cope with your problems alone. It is much more effective to overcome them with "Metinvest Together".

What are the most often requests from our colleagues to the psychological support service?

▪️ I experience frequent change in sentiments and outbursts of petulance, go to extremes or become anxious.

▪️ I am often overtaken fear: for myself, my loved ones, my future.

▪️ I have moments of brain freeze. I have a constant feeling of confusion and inability to influence anything.

▪️ I experience chronic stress and am constantly looking for resources to deal with it.

▪️ I have difficulty falling asleep / I wake up frequently / I sleep too much but don't get enough sleep.

▪️ I have no appetite / I have an excessive appetite that appears after certain events or situations.

▪️ I find it difficult to concentrate on one thing, I have memory problems.

▪️ I feel tired all the time, regardless of what I do during the day.

▪️ I find it difficult to find a common language with my child.

▪️ I have difficulty building relationships with people and coming to an understanding.

▪️ I often do not know how to behave in conflict situations or any issue often leads to conflict.

What our colleagues who have already used the psychological support service say about it:

"I am very grateful for the meeting! The most important thing is that for almost a week now, the child has no anxiety at bedtime, and this, in my opinion, is a huge achievement. I notice that the cheerfulness that has always been inherent in him is returning more and more, for which I sincerely thank the psychologist. I hope that further sessions will return my son to his normal state."

"I am extremely grateful! I finish each consultation thinking that I was lucky to find my psychologist. And thank you for the comfortable organisation of consultations."

"After each consultation, I feel a sense of inner comfort, peace and warmth. I am very grateful to the psychologist for her work, efforts, patience and desire to really help. Her consultations are a great support for me."

Psychological services are provided in confidence. No one will ever know what you talked about with your expert. All Metinvest employees and their families receive counselling free of charge.

You can contact the specialists of the Metinvest Together service for psychological support seven days a week from 8:00 to 20:00 by calling 0 800 600 170. For more information, please visit the company's internal portal.