Proceedings of the International scientific and practical conference ―Science at the Turning Point of History‖ (May 25-27, 2026) / Publisher website: www.naukainfo.com. – Lviv, Ukraine, 2026. - 362 p.

49 UDC 364.4-053.2:355.422(477) Anastasiia Krasota student specialty 231 ―Social Work‖ Bohdan Khmelnytsky National University of Cherkasy Cherkasy, Ukraine THE SYSTEM OF SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR CHILDREN OF COMBATANS IN UKRAINE Abstract. The theses analyze the current system of social service providers for children from families of combat participants in Ukraine. It is established that this system is multilevel and encompasses the state, civic, international, municipal, and educational levels. The main service-providing entities and the typical forms of support are summarized, and their role in the comprehensive support of the child is characterized. Particular attention is paid to the activities of psychological services in general secondary education institutions as a key link of daily socio-pedagogical support. Keywords: children of combat participants, social work, social service providers, psychological service, Resilience Centers, psychosocial support. The full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation has caused a sharp increase in the number of families in which one or both parents have the status of combat participant. As of 2025, the number of persons with such status in Ukraine exceeded 1 million, which correspondingly expands the cohort of children requiring systemic socio-pedagogical support. According to international research, 36% of children in military families have experienced the trauma of war, while 59% of such families receive no state assistance for the child [5]. This actualizes the need for a