World Mental Health Day conference: An EU comprehensive approach that prioritises sound mental health for all

Mental health is an integral part of public health. Over the past 25 years, the European Commission has supported actions and projects to improve people’s mental health in the EU and beyond including the new comprehensive approach to mental health which was published this year.

To mark World Mental Health Day on 10 October 2023, the European Commission held a half-day, high-level conference in Brussels, hosted by Stella Kyriakides, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety. This event brought together hundreds of representatives from the EU institutions, national governments, international organisations and other interested partners to raise awareness of the new approach, hear from experts and those with lived experience, and to exchange on good practices linked to the following topics:

• Mental health across all policies
• Promotion & Prevention
• Equal access for all

Meetng documents

• Agenda
• Flash report
• Speakers bio
• EU projects

Resources

• Speech by Commissioner Stella Kyriakides
• Video message of the First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska
• 2023 Eurobarometer on Mental Health
• Pictures gallery
• Promotional clip

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