On behalf of the Wellcome Trust and with the kind support of Sara Cerdas MEP, I am pleased to invite you to take part in a roundtable entitled “An agenda for mental health – 2024 and beyond”, to be held at the European Parliament on 6 March, from 2:30 to 4 pm (Room SPINELLI 5G305).

 With a new approach to mental health in place, the EU has shown commitment to addressing this challenge, affecting European citizens of all ages, genders and across member states. The current legislature has also had an important role in upping the Union’s ambitions overall. With the European elections fast approaching, it is important that this ambition is safeguarded and built on.

 We would be honoured to have you join the roundtable discussion and exchange with us on why EU leadership on mental health is important, what this parliament has achieved in mental health, where the next legislature should focus its efforts, and how actors across the EU institutions and the health community can work together to bring about change.

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS

Sara Cerdas MEP: The legacy of this Parliament and what we have to build on

Milka Sokolovic, Director General of EPHA: Putting mental health at the centre of the European elections

Claudia Marinetti, Director of Mental Health Europe: Where we are today – achievements and gaps on mental health at EU level

Freek Spinnewijn on behalf of Nobody Left Outside: Giving voice to those most impacted

Paul Spencer, Wellcome Trust: The EU as funder: research as a lever for better mental health 

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION

Open discussion format welcoming remarks from all participants

Why does EU leadership on mental health matter?   

What are the challenges that await the next European Parliament?

How to drive the EU to invest in mental health research?

What space for mental health research in FP10?

CLOSING STATEMENT

Sara Cerdas MEP