National Brain Councils & Strategies
Powering Brain Health Across Europe
Across Europe, National Brain Councils (NBCs) are driving change from the ground up — bringing together scientists, clinicians, patients, and industry to speak with one unified voice for brain health. These multidisciplinary platforms are vital to shaping brain-related policies where they matter most: at the national level, where healthcare systems are designed, funded and delivered.
By aligning closely with the European Brain Council while tailoring their work to national needs, NBCs are helping pave the way for ambitious National Brain Strategies — comprehensive plans to tackle the burden brain disorders, neurological and mental alike, promote prevention and improve lives.
This page brings together everything you need to know about NBCs and national strategies: their goals, their structure and how they are turning advocacy into action to improve brain health across Europe.
- National Brain Plans
- National Brain Councils
News Corner
Bulgarian Brain Council: Experts Outlined Priorities for the Future Bulgarian National Brain Plan
Only 13% of Bulgarians recognize the symptoms of stroke Findings from surveys conducted among members of the Bulgarian Society of Neurology, the Bulgarian Society of Neurosurgery, and the Bulgarian Psychiatric Association [...]
Poland: Beyond Mental Health – A Brain Health Approach to Schizophrenia Prevention and Care
On June 5th in Warsaw, under the patronage of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the Polish Psychiatric Association, a high-level roundtable titled "Beyond Mental Health: A Brain Health [...]
Danish Brain Council: New podcast series published by the Danish Center for Concussion in collaboration with the Danish Brain Council
What is the cost, and what does it actually feel like to live with a brain disease? This is what A Shaken World investigates — a new podcast series published by the Danish Center [...]
Spanish Brain Council: Spain Launches National Brain Plan to Tackle Growing Health Crisis
On 28 May 2025, Spain took a crucial step in addressing one of the most urgent health and social challenges of our time with the launch of the Plan Español del Cerebro (PEC, Spanish [...]
Portuguese Brain Council: Brain Day
The Portuguese Brain Council and the Students' Association organized CEREBRUM, the first-ever “Brain Day” at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, which took place on May 24th. The program was entirely [...]
Belgian Brain Council Symposium 2025
The Belgian Brain Council Symposium 2025, held at the University Foundation in Brussels on May 17, explored how data and artificial intelligence are reshaping the understanding and management of brain disorders. The day began [...]
National Overview
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Belgian Brain Council |
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| Le Programme d’Actions Alzheimer Wallon 2009-2014
Données phares dans les soins de santé: Soins en santé mentale |
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Bulgarian Brain Health Council Foundation |
| Disease-Specific National Strategies |
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Croatian Brain Council |
| Disease-Specific National Strategies
Strategic Framework for the Development of Mental Health until 2030 |
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National Action Plan for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Illnesses |
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Danish Brain Council |
| Disease-Specific Plans
National Action Plan on Dementia 2025 National Strategy on Dementia 2010-2014 Strengthening mental health care: Recommendations for a 10-year action plan in Denmark
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Finnish Brain Council |
| National Brain Plan |
| Finnish National Brain Health Programme (English) |
| Disease-Specific National Strategies |
| National Mental Health Strategy and Programme for Suicide Prevention 2020–2030 |
| Report a missing strategy |
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French Brain Council |
| Disease-Specific National Strategies |
| Report a missing strategy |
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German Brain Council |
| National Brain Plan |
| National Brain Health Strategy (German) |
| Disease-Specific National Strategies |
| Geschäftsstelle Nationale Demenzstrategie (German) |
| Report a missing strategy |
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Hellenic Brain Council |
| Disease-Specific National Strategies |
| National Dementia Strategy |
| Report a missing strategy |
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Irish Brain Council |
| Disease-Specific National Strategies |
| National Stroke Strategy 2022-2027 |
| Report a missing strategy |
| National Brain Plan |
| Strategia Italiana per la Salute del Cervello 2024-2031 (Italian) |
| Disease-Specific National Strategies |
| National Dementia Strategy |
| Report a missing strategy |
| Disease-Specific National Strategies |
| Towards a Dementia Strategy: Situation Analysis and Public Awareness 2021 (Work in Progress) |
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| National Brain Plan |
| The Netherlands Brain Initiative |
| Disease-Specific National Strategies |
| National Dementia Plan |
| Report a missing strategy |
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Norwegian Brain Council |
| National Brain Plan |
| National Brain Health Strategy (Norwegian) |
| Disease-Specific National Strategies |
| 2025 National Dementia Plan (Norwegian) |
| Report a missing strategy |
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Mental Power Foundation |
| National Brain Plan |
| Polish Brain Plan (Polish) |
| Disease-Specific National Strategies |
| Report a missing strategy |
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Portuguese Brain Council |
| Disease-Specific National Strategies |
| Health Strategy for Dementia
National Plan of Mental Health: National Coordination for Mental Health |
| Report a missing strategy |
| Disease-Specific National Strategies |
| Resolution on the National Mental Health Programme 2018–2028 |
| Report a missing strategy |
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Spanish Brain Council |
| National Brain Plan |
| Spanish Brain Plan (Spanish) |
| Disease-Specific National Strategies |
| Spain Dementia Strategy (2019-2023) |
| Report a missing strategy |
Swedish Brain Foundation |
| National Brain Plan |
| Swedish Brain Plan (Swedish) |
| Disease-Specific National Strategies |
| Every Day Counts: National Dementia Strategy 2025–2028 (Swedish)
It’s about life – national strategy in the field of mental health and suicide prevention (Swedish) |
| Report a missing strategy |
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Swiss Brain Health Plan |
| National Brain Plan |
| Swiss Brain Health Plan (English) |
| Disease-Specific National Strategies |
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