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 of raising awareness on depression at [...]

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 of almost every known disease [...]

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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 makers and regulators in the [...]

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 action plan to disseminate the [...]

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 to provide knowledge, ideas, tools [...]

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 of mental health. It is [...]

On 2nd June 2015, the European Brain Council co-organised a meeting of the European Parliament Interest Group on Mental Health, Well-being and Brain Disorders, along with the Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Networks (GAMIAN-Europe). The event was chaired by MEP Nessa Childers, and aimed at stressing the crucial need for improved treatment of brain disorders as well as unmet [...]