The meeting provided an excellent platform to discuss prevention and treatment of mental health disorders and exchange on best practice interventions. It also raised the importance of promoting  equal opportunities for people with mental health problems, in particular in the workplace. For EBC it was an opportunity to showcase the Value of Treatment for mental and neurological [Brain] Disorders research project and highlight preliminary findings and forthcoming evidence-based recommendations with regards to early intervention. « Not Myself today », a flagship initiative of EBC was also highlighted.

Key speakers of the meeting were:

	Julie Ward, Member of the European Parliament
	George Szmukler, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry and Society Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience King’s College London
	Aagje Ieven, Secretary General, EUFAMI
	Dr Inge Neyens, Senior Researcher, LUCAS KU Leuven
	Maria Nyman, Director, Mental Health Europe
	Chris Nas, Senior Policy Advisor, Department Trimbos International, Trimbos Institute
	Martin Jefflén, President, EUROCADRES
	Rene Keet, Director, Community Mental Health Service Noord-Holland-Noord
	Joanna Hofman, Research Leader, RAND Europe
	Jo Loughran, Director of Operations, Time to Change

For more information on the event, including the full program, click here.

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