With a simple question, Ukrainians probe mental health at a time of war

Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska heads the country's mental health campaign, called How Are You? She says the country is still overcoming the legacy of the Soviet era, when the government sometimes said dissidents had 'psychiatric problems' and locked them in mental institutions. She's shown here meeting with students in Paris last December. (Julien de Rosa/AP)

KYIV, Ukraine — How are you?

In Ukraine, this question is much more than a casual conversation starter. It's an invitation to express how you're coping with the war.