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Rethinking Schizophrenia Project Launched at the Brain Innovation Days
The European Brain Council (EBC) is very pleased to announce the start of the Rethinking Schizophrenia project, launched at the Brain Innovation Days, organised by EBC, which took place on 26-27 October 2023 in Brussels. During the third edition of the event, participants had the opportunity to explore the Rethinking Schizophrenia poster exhibition, featuring portraits and quotes of people [...]
Last chance to join the Brain Innovation Days!
EBC's flagship event, the Brain Innovation Days, will take place later this week - to be held at The Egg in Brussels, Belgium on 26-27 October 2023. The concept of the Brain Innovation Days – led by the European Brain Council – comes from within both the scientific and business communities, fusing together to showcase the potentials within the [...]
Defeating Dementia Conference | Event highlights
EBC was honoured to be part of the Defeating Dementia Conference, bringing together leading experts in dementia, which took place on 2 October 2023 in The Hague. The event was organised by the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport of The Netherlands in collaboration with the World Dementia Council. Representatives from G20 governments, international institutions, and a number of international [...]
All in One Brain: a discussion on Mental Health
On the occasion of World Mental Health Day on October 10, 2023, MEP Dr. Kympouropoulos hosted in the European Parliament the conference entitled "All in one brain: a discussion on mental health", with the participation of the Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Ms Stella Kyriakides and the Deputy Minister of Health and psychiatrist Dr. Dimitris Vartzopoulos. Frédéric Destrebecq, [...]
Value of Treatment Collection Published in European Psychiatry Special Issue
On the occasion of World Mental Health Day on 10 October 2023, The European Psychiatry released a Special Issue on The Value of Treatment (VOT) focusing on Early Intervention and Continuity of Care for Mental Disorders (Anorexia Nervosa, Autism and Major Depressive Disorder). With this new Study, the European Brain Council (EBC), together with its members and academic partners [...]
Look back at the highlights of the Rethinking Alzheimer’s disease virtual event
Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, is a pressing issue for our lifetime. Society needs to be responsive to ensure that people can live with more dignity and access services and resources despite their diagnosis. On 26 September 2023, the European Brain Council (EBC), in collaboration with the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), the [...]
Brain community launches Call to Action to United Nations & Member States during Brain Health & Research Day @ UNGA78 | Event Highlights
On the occasion of the 78th United Nations General Assembly, the European Brain Council in collaboration with the Baker Institute for Public Policy, the Brain Capital Alliance, the Brain Health Nexus and supporting partners hosted a Brain Health & Research Day on 18 September 2023 at the Harvard Club of New York City as part of the Science Summit, bringing together over 150 key stakeholder organisations all committed [...]
Towards Structuring Brain Health Research in Europe
On 4 August 2023, the European Brain Council received confirmation from the European Commission that the joint proposal for the EU-funded Coordination and Support Action (CSA) “Towards structuring brain health research in Europe”, replying to the Horizon Europe call HORIZON-HLTH-2023-DISEASE-03-06, was evaluated positively. 17 organisations led by the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum Fur Luft - Und Raumfahrt Ev, [...]
EBC joins EU-level mental health organisations call on EPSCO Council for concrete action on mental health
On July 28, on the occasion of the informal EPSCO Council, EBC joined 5 organisations active in the area of mental health representing mental health professionals, patients, carers and brain researchers, to call on the Spanish Presidency to consider proposing concrete EU-level action on mental health. This call is issued against the background of the recent Commission Communication entitled [...]
Strategic framework for improvement of mental health in the Republic of Croatia until 2030
The Croatian Government adopted the Strategic Framework for Mental Health until 2030. The document recognizes mental health as a public health priority and stresses the need to undertake comprehensive and specific measures of health promotion, prevention and protection of mental health and treatment of mental disorders. It describes an increased prevalence of mental disorders and highlights factors that contribute [...]