The field of substance abuse treatment has made significant advances in the development of effective interventions. These consist of a wide spectrum of therapies including a growing group of pharmaco-therapies on one end and major forms of psychosocial-therapies on the other. Unfortunately, despite the advances in the development of effective treatments, these and other treatments [...]
On 7th September, the Expert Platform (EP) on Mental Health, of which the European Brain Council is a member, met in Brussels to discuss its activities. The Expert Platform brings together mental health experts, representatives of major organizations involved in mental health in Europe, as well as representatives of the European institutions as observers, with the goal [...]
On the occasion of the Brussels 20 km race that took place on 31 May 2015, the European Brain Council has decided to shine a light on the benefits of physical exercise on the brain by launching a new twitter campaign: #Move4YrBrain It is already well known that aerobic exercise can help reducing the risks [...]
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On July 8th, the Luxembourg Brain Council was officially launched on the occasion of the EU Presidency's High-Level Conference on “Making access to personalized medicine a reality for patients”, which was hosted by Lydia Mutsch, the Minister of Health of Luxembourg.The aim of the Conference was to formulate a patient centered strategy involving EU decision [...]
The EBC held its 2nd 2015 Board Meeting in Brussels on June, 18th. On this occasion, delegates from EBC’s member organisations and industry partners discussed the activities planned for 2015 and 2016. The following issues were addressed: EBC’s advocacy – Follow-up from EBC’s meeting with Health Commissioner Andriukaitis: actions to follow : - Setting an [...]
On 17th June 2015, the European Brain Council (EBC) invited National Brain Councils (NBCs) representatives to Brussels to present the NBCs Toolkit as well as to provide a platform in order for them to share experiences and learn from each other's. The aim of the Toolkit is to support the NBCs in their everyday work and [...]
EDITORIAL Patrice Boyer - Vice President of EBC Today, two thirds of mental health disorders start developing before the age of 30. Early detection is key to address this, both in terms of research and care. This demonstrates how closely interdependent research and healthcare systems are in addressing the issues at stake in the field [...]
