EU-Compass for Action on Mental Health and Well being - New contribution from FEAM published

EU-Compass for Action on Mental Health and Well being - New contribution from FEAM published

Mental health - General

• Animal Abuse and Human Mental Health, May 2014
• FEAM Statement on Mental Health Policy Issues, November 2010
  Memorandum "Better families, better society"
• Confederation of Family Organisations in the European Union (COFACE), April 2010
  New Horizons - A shared vision for mental health
• British Action Programme on Mental Health and Well-being, January 2010
  Website
• Richmond Foundation Conference "Mental Health: European Challenge: Local Challenge" - Conference Proceedings (9th October 2009, Malta)
• Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to Member States
  on monitoring the protection of human rights and dignity of persons with mental disorder (May 2009)
• Mental and Physical Health Charter , 2009
• Mental and Physical Health Charter- "Call for Action"
• Recomendations of MHE for upcoming Trio EU Presidency
• European Parliament Resolution on Mental Health, January 2009

Mental Health in Youth and Education

• Position paper of Horatio- European Psychiatric Nurses: Well- being of young people": Contribution of - Horatio
• Healthy child programme from 5-19 years old (Good practice guidance), Department of Health, UK, 2009
• An EU Strategy for Youth - Investing and Empowering - A renewed open method of coordination to adress youth challenges and opportunities, COM(2009)
• Council Resolution on the health and well-being of young people, Council of Europe, 2008
• Promoting young people's full participation in education, employment and society, COM(2007)
• Background document for the thematic conference Promotion of Mental Health and Well-being of children and young people-making it happen
• Framework for Action on Promotion of Mental Health and Well-being of Children and Young people; Key messages, Statements and Actions
• FLORENCE DECLARATION: Mental wellbeing of children in EuropePlans and perspectives, Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (ESCAP)
• Vilnius resolution: Better schools through health, 17 June 2009 to be downloaded on: http://www.schoolsforhealth.eu/
• Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Enlarged EU – development of effective policies and practices - CAMHEE Preliminary Recommendations

Mental Health in Older People

• AGE Platform Europe - Madrid Conference on Mental Health and Well-being in Older People: Position Paper

Prevention of Depression and Suicide

• Target the impact of depression in the workplace - A new initiative to help business executives and professionals tackle the devastating effects of workplace depression
• Support statement: EUREGHA working group on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
• Horatio (European Psychiatric Nurses) response to suicide and depression prevention EU mental health pact process, 2010
• Irish Press Ombudsman Statement on suicide and media

Mental Health in Workplace

• NICE Guidance: Guidance for employers on promoting mental wellbeing in workplace
• Preventing Workplace Harassment and Violence
  (Joint guidance implementing a European social partner agreement)
• Implementation of the European Autonomous Framework Agreement, June 2008
• Framework agreement on work-related stress, October 2004

Combating Stigma and Social Exclusion

• CPME statement on Mental Health, combating Stigma and Social exclusion, 2011
• Joint Report on Social Protection and Social Inclusion, 2010
• Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to Member States
  on monitoring the protection of human rights and dignity of persons with mental disorder (May 2009)
• Stigma: Guidebook for Action
  Tackling discrimination, stigma and social exclusion experienced by people with mental health problems and those close o them. Guidebook commissioned by Health Scotland and WHO Collaborating Centre, 2008