EBC is pleased to invite you to attend a celebration dinner to celebrate the work of the Value of Treatment research project. The dinner will be held at the Panoramic Hall in the Square Meeting Centre, rue Ravensteinstraat 2, 1000 Brussels. Welcome drinks will be served from 18:00. Please complete the form below and click [...]
Mental health is everyone’s concern: A Joint statement by 17 European organisations, including EBC, released on Monday 13th February is calling for more action on Mental Health in Europe Our joint statement on mental health urges the EU and Member States to step up efforts to fully implement the Joint Action’s resulting Framework for Action [...]
EBC's first video has been upload to our new YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LGVrTo6CQk On 29 September 2016, EBC held a demonstration of one of our latest projects, Not Myself Today, to all members. The “mood buttons” activity is just one of many that can be run within companies using the Not Myself Today toolkit. Not [...]
This year's February 14th, Valentine's Day, marked the official launch of #ILoveMyBrain, a campaign started by EBC with the goal of raising greater awareness of brain disorders - mental and neurological - as well as greater recognition of the need to look after our most valuable asset: our brain. In the run up to our [...]
Frederic Destrebecq, Vinciane Quoidbach and Alison Turner at the European Brain Council discuss improvements in stroke care, awareness raising and early detection "Stroke is a leading cause of disability and mortality among adults. It is the third cause of death worldwide and the first cause of acquired disability.1 Despite improvements in stroke care, around one-third [...]
The first meeting of the newly formed, EBC-led Suicide Prevention Task Force took place on 9 February 2017. The objectives of the expert group are to produce a policy white paper regarding suicide prevention to be disseminated among policy makers, politicians and the members of the different EU Institution by World Suicide Prevention Day on 10 [...]
On 8 February 2017, EBC attended the Mental Health & Active Ageing: Ensuring opportunities and participation in society at all ages conference, organized by Mental Health Europe together with MEP Deirdre Clune (Ireland, EPP). Held in the European Parliament, Brussels, the meeting gathered more than 50 people to discuss the importance of active ageing and why it matters to [...]
Valentine’s Day – a day of love. And love is not just romance, it’s also respect, affection, appreciation and nurturing. So this year, the European Brain Council wants you to show your brain some love. Think about the abilities you enjoy because your brain stays faithful, and the precious moments you can look back on [...]
Mental health is everyone’s business. We’re all affected by it. In the workplace, the cost of doing nothing is staggering, both personally and economically. Last year, EBC officially entered into partnership with Canadian charity, Partners for Mental Health, to be the official partner to bring their workplace mental health campaign, Not Myself Today, to Europe. Not Myself [...]
EBC has created the #ILoveMyBrain logo as a communication tool for promoting and connecting all the work being done to promote brain health and prevent and treat brain disorders in Europe. Different organisations, researchers, patients and carers are working on different conditions – Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Traumatic Brain Injury, Epilepsy, Mental Illness are only a few examples. We [...]
