WHO/Europe held the second meeting of its Pan-European Mental Health Coalition on 23–24 November 2022 in Ankara, Turkey, jointly hosted with the fourth Annual Conference on Social Inclusion of Persons with Mental Disabilities. Held in hybrid format, the conference aimed to leverage regional momentum and continue advocating for the necessary actions to improve mental [...]
EBC as a member of the pan-European Mental Health Coalition (*) working package on mental health and well-being of children, adolescents and youth and in the framework of the joint Value of Treatment study on anorexia nervosa, autism and depression in Europe participated online in the Mental Health Week meeting that took place in [...]
Recent studies underscore the severity of the mental health challenges children and adolescents face that can lead to high disability. There are numerous unmet needs along the care pathways, although effective early detection and interventions exist. Navigating the mental health services system is often complex for families, due to fragmented or disrupted services. The Value [...]
EBC is happy to support and recognise World Mental Health Day, which takes place annually on 10 October. The overall objective of World Mental Health Day is to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilise efforts in support of mental health. This year's theme is ‘Mental Health in an Unequal [...]
On 16 March 2021, on the occasion of Brain Awareness Week 2021, the European Brain Council, in partnership with the European Federation of Neurological Associations & GAMIAN-Europe, held an event on Patient Engagement in EU-Funded Brain Research Projects. The event aimed to shed light on the current state of patient engagement in EU-funded brain [...]
The Value of Treatment (VOT) research project, initiated and coordinated by EBC, aims to identify treatment gaps and causing factors along the care pathway and propose solutions to address them; assess health gains and socio-economic impacts resulting from best practice healthcare interventions, in comparison with current care or no treatment. Furthermore, its objective is to [...]
Wednesday, 10 October, was World Mental Health Day 2018 and EBC marked this year's day with an event on Mental Health in Elite Sport in the European Parliament. Hosted by the EP Sport Intergroup with group member MEP Bogdan Wenta and co-planned with Vrije Universiteit Brussels, EBC was happy to work with a number of [...]
From 1 – 4 April, EBC was pleased to attend the 25th European Congress of Psychiatry held by one of its members, The European Psychiatric Association (EPA), in Florence, Italy. Guided by the motto “Together for Mental Health,” the congress facilitated learning, discussion, and exchange among European and international psychiatrists together with leaders of stakeholder organisations in mental [...]
From 1 - 4 April, EBC was pleased to attend the 25th European Congress of Psychiatry held by one of its members, The European Psychiatric Association (EPA), in Florence, Italy. Guided by the motto “Together for Mental Health,” the congress facilitated learning, discussion, and exchange among European and international psychiatrists together with leaders of stakeholder organisations in mental [...]
Mental health is everyone’s concern: A Joint statement by 17 European organisations, including EBC, released on Monday 13th February is calling for more action on Mental Health in Europe Our joint statement on mental health urges the EU and Member States to step up efforts to fully implement the Joint Action’s resulting Framework for Action [...]