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 Today is an evidence-informed, practical [...]

On 25 January 2017, EBC and MEP Aldo Patriciello (Italy), in close partnership with ESO, EAN, AFA and AA, hosted an AF-Related Stroke Policy Series Workshop in the European Parliament in Brussels. Moderated by Peter O’Donnell of Politico, the workshop focused on highlighting the importance of pre-screening and early detection of AF to reduce the threat of stroke and featured expert [...]

EBC has created the #ILoveMyBrain logo as a communication channel for pulling together all the work being done to promote brain health. We believe that by bringing together the diverse activities aiming to reduce the prevalence of brain disorders, the entire community can benefit.  Using a common logo, which is repeatedly seen in public and in the media, will help gain [...]

On 25 January 2017, EBC and MEP Aldo Patriciello (Italy) host an AF-Related Stroke Policy Series Workshop in the European Parliament in Brussels. Moderated by Peter O’Donnell of Politico, the workshop focuses on highlighting the importance of pre-screening and early detection of AF to reduce the threat of stroke and features expert speakers in both AF and Stroke. 18% of [...]

Last Thursday 19th January, EBC was at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, presenting the final outcomes of the STOA (Science and Technology Options Assessment) study: Technological Innovation strategies in substance use disorders. The study's aim was to provide insights into Internet-based drug treatment interventions developed within the EU. As part of the study, EBC led a survey and performed semi-structured interviews to collect [...]

Value of Treatment for Brain Disorders : bridging the early diagnosis and treatment gap, an innovative approach from case studies data analysis towards evidence-based policy recommendations A Plenary Working Groups meeting took place on 18 January 2017 to present case studies preliminary results followed by an Experts Roundtable. The case studies covered a range of brain disorders including Schizophrenia, Stroke, Epilepsy, [...]

EBC member GAMIAN-Europe (Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Networks-Europe) has launched a project that seeks to find the relationship between sexual health and mental well-being through a 25-question survey, translated  into 13 languages for dissemination. The survey is only open to those above the age of 18 who  have had a diagnosis of mental illness, giving us a much-needed [...]

On the 6th to 7th of October in 2016, the first Annual EU Compass Forum on Mental Health and Well-being took place in Luxembourg. The event was attended by diverse stakeholders such as policy makers and Member State representatives. Other attendees included non-governmental stakeholders from advocacy groups and care organisations, as well as mental health care providers, professionals, and service [...]

10th January 2017 Today, FIPRA has released the final version of The Value of Health document: "Analyzing Health Outcomes Variation: For learning, improvement and better care value". The Value of Health is a multi-stakeholder initiative advocating for more outcomes-focused health systems in Europe. The Value of Health consensus document was launched at the European Parliament in March 2016, endorsed by EBC. [...]