Users in Ukraine can now use Facebook to seek medical care and support.

It’s putting a link to the updated Community Help section at the top of users’ feeds.

In Ukraine, Facebook’s Community Help section has been updated to include resources from local UN and Red Cross institutions. Users will be able to find medical treatment and other types of assistance not just in Ukraine, but also in adjacent countries, thanks to the information Facebook has supplied. Additionally, Community Help now includes a WhatsApp hotline for Ukraine’s State Emergency Services, which connects individuals to important updates and services.

Facebook is posting a link to Community Help at the top of its feeds for Ukrainian users, even if they’ve already left the country, to ensure that people who need it can find it promptly. The link will also appear at the top of the results for relevant searches on Facebook, as well as at the top of users’ Instagram feeds. 

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Facebook has updated its Emotional Health Center, as well, adding mental health tips (such as how to support children during a crisis) from the WHO and other organizations in Ukrainian, Russian and English. Users in Ukraine might also start seeing more ads connecting them to organizations providing aid, because Facebook is giving those groups access to free ad campaigns to get critical messaging out to those who need it. The World Health Organization, for instance, has put out ads promoting information on breastfeeding for displaced mothers. 

Finally, those who need to get in touch with the WHO’s Health Alert helpline for mental health in Ukraine and neighboring countries can add the number +41 79 893 18 92 to their WhatsApp contacts. They simply have to message “hi” to that number to get the process started. 

Facebook made several other moves over the past couple of weeks in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The social network previously demoted Russian state media across its entire platform and took down fake accounts boosting Russian information in Ukraine shortly after the attacks started. It also enabled a “lock profile” tool for people in Ukraine, giving them a one-click solution to ensure that nobody outside their friends list can see their posts, photos and information.