We invite you to join this #EUHPP Live Webinar on "Stepping up efforts for better mental health of long-term care workers and informal carers"
On occasion of the International Day of Care and Support, building on the European Carers Day and World Mental Health Day, the webinar aims to shed light on priorities and concrete actions to support the mental health of long-term care workers and informal carers.
The European Commission President von der Leyen called to step up efforts on preventive health, in particular for mental health. To answer this promise, the webinar aims to investigate priorities and concrete actions to support the mental health of long-term care workers and informal carers. This topic is crucial, as it concerns access to health, to long-term care, but also gender equality and the sustainability of our long-term care systems.
The first part of the webinar will provide the audience with a clear overview of psychosocial risks, protective and risk factors and prevention measures, in general and for long-term care workers in particular. The webinar will then move to a concrete example of efforts to promote the mental health of those who provide care. The focus will be broadened, to cover also those who provide care outside of a professional or formal framework, usually on unpaid basis. The EU funded project WELL CARE will be showcased, allowing the audience to better understand individual, contextual and organisational mechanisms behind the success of solutions to prevent mental health problems among long-term care workers and informal carers.
The topic of the webinar clearly exemplifies the need to adopt a mental health in all policies approach, with a strong focus on prevention measures, within and beyond the health sector. Representatives from DG SANTE and DG Employment will participate in the discussion.
Details
- Publication date
- 28 October 2024
- Author
- Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety