- chronic illness
- Thursday 6 October 2016, 21:27 - Friday 7 October 2016, 21:27 (CEST)
Practical information
- When
- Thursday 6 October 2016, 21:27 - Friday 7 October 2016, 21:27 (CEST)
- Languages
- English
Report
Luxembourg
Luxembourg, 6-7 October 2016
About the Conference
On the 6th to 7th of October in 2016, the first Annual EU Compass Forum on Mental Health and
Well-being took place in Luxembourg. The event was attended by diverse stakeholders such as policy makers and Member State representatives. Other attendees included non-governmental stakeholders from advocacy groups and care organisations, as well as mental health care providers, professionals, and service users. The purpose of the Forum was to discuss the implementation of policy recommendations of the Joint Action European Framework for Action on Mental Health and Well-being and the outcomes of activities related to the work of the EU Compass during 2015-2016.
The focus of this year’s Forum was the prevention of depression and the promotion of resilience, and improving access to mental health care. In line with this, two EU Compass scientific papers on these themes were thoroughly discussed during break-out sessions and interactive round-table meetings. Moreover, the results of the annual EU Compass surveys regarding the activities of member States and stakeholders in mental health, as well as about good practices in EU Member States were presented.
The Forum invited participants to discuss the annual themes, draw conclusions on the EU Compass scientific papers, and most importantly, to share thoughts and propose ideas to further improve mental health and mental health care in EU Member States. Due to the interactive nature of the sessions, the Forum has led to fruitful discussions and has provided valuable input that will steer activities in mental health.
Organizers: Consortium led by the Trimbos Institute in the Netherlands together with the NOVA University of Lisbon, the Finnish Association for Mental Health and EuroHealthNet under the EU Health Programme (2014-2020) in the frame of a service contract with the Consumer, Health, Agriculture and Food Executive Agency (Chafea) acting under the mandate from the European Commission.
Conference Programme
Outcomes
Report
Presentations
- Prevention of depression and promotion of resilience - Scientific Paper
Pim Cuijpers, Laura Shields-Zeeman, Bethany Hipple Walters, Ionela Petrea - Access to mental health care in Europe - Scientific Paper
Angelo Barbato, Martine Vallarino, Filippo Rapisarda, Antonio Lora, José Miguel Caldas de Almeida - Prevention of depression and promotion of resilience - Consensus Paper
Pim Cuijpers, Laura Shields-Zeeman, Bethany Hipple Walters, Ionela Petrea - Access to mental health care in Europe - Consensus Paper
Angelo Barbato, Martine Vallarino, Filippo Rapisarda, Antonio Lora, José Miguel Caldas de Almeida - Good practices in mental health and well-being (booklet)
European Commission - DG Health and Consumers - EU compass for action on mental health and wellbeing - annual report 2016. Summary and analysis of key developments in member states and stakeholders
José Miguel Caldas de Almeida, Pedro Mateus, Diana Frasquilho, Johannes Parkkonen - European Framework for Action on Mental Health and Wellbeing - Eu Joint Action on Mental Health and Wellbeing