Yulia is a mother from Ukraine who spent 6 months searching for her son, Alexander (Sasha), from abroad. When she finally came to Toronto, she found him in a detention center, in a serious mental health crisis.

She was able to release him on $1,000 bail, but his condition continued to deteriorate. He became unstable and sometimes violent, and in December, Yulia had to call the police for her own safety. Since then, he has been back in detention, where he remains today, without proper medical evaluation or treatment.

Yulia says she no longer recognizes her son. At times, Sasha does not speak to her or treats her like a stranger. He appears to be experiencing severe mental health symptoms, but he has no diagnosis, no treatment, and no documents, as all his papers were lost.

Yulia is alone in Canada. She has no family support here and speaks very limited English. She is trying to navigate the legal, healthcare, and police systems on her own, with very little guidance. She currently relies on legal aid, but progress has been slow, and her son has been in detention for months with no clear timeline.

She also has a teenage son in Ukraine, whom she had to leave behind with relatives.

Yulia is doing what she can to survive - taking on small cleaning jobs - but she is on the brink of homelessness and relies heavily on volunteer support.

She urgently needs help:

Without medical help, she cannot convince her son to restore his documents. Without documents, he cannot access medical care - it’s a vicious cycle, and she feels completely stuck.

Yulia came to Canada to find her son. Now she is fighting to help him - completely alone. Please consider donating or sharing this campaign. Your support can help Yulia stabilize her situation and get her son the care he urgently needs.

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About Us

This campaign is created for Yulia by Marina Korneeva from A Better Future For All, a community-based non-profit that helps people in crisis navigate complex systems, access support, and rebuild stability. We work directly with individuals like Yulia to ensure help reaches those who need it most.

All donations from this campaign go directly to Yulia to support her immediate needs.

We are urgently looking for legal support for Yulia. If anyone can connect her with a lawyer or firm that offers pro bono help, especially for Ukrainian newcomers or individuals in crisis, please reach out.

If you would like to support our organization and help us continue assisting people like Yulia, you can donate here:

Better-Future.org/Donate