Thematic Conference "Promoting Mental Health and Well-being at Workplaces", Berlin, 03-04 March 2011 - Conference report available

Thematic Conference "Promoting Mental Health and Well-being at Workplaces", Berlin, 03-04 March 2011 - Conference report available
Thematic Conference under the European Pact for Mental Health and Well-being

organised by the European Commission and the German Federal Ministry of Health
in cooperation with the German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
with the support of the Hungarian EU-Presidency

Berlin, 3rd - 4th March 2011
BCC Conference Center, Berlin

Introduction

This conference will consider the economic and public health case for investing into mental health and well-being at workplaces and, in particular, possibilities for health policy and the health sector to support such action at workplaces.

Programme

List of participants

Description

Conference conclusions and recommendations for action

Conference report

Use the menu "Browse by theme" to find useful documents.

Participation will be on invitation only. Please address requests for further information to the IMPACT consortium which supports the organisers in setting up the event, under the following address: ec-mentalhealthprocessgencat [dot] cat (ec-mentalhealthprocess[at]gencat[dot]cat)

Presentations

03 March 2011
Plenary session 2: "Improving the mental health and well-being of the population – the role of workplaces"

More and better jobs - Making it happen!
Lennart LEVI, Emeritus Professor of Psychosocial Medicine, Karolinska Institute
The impact of the workplace on people’s mental health and well-being
Hans-Peter UNGER, Asklepios Clinic, Hamburg-Harburg, Germany

Possibilities for mental health promotion and prevention of mental disorders
Dieter ZAPF, University of Frankfurt, European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations (EFPA)

Why health promotion and disease prevention are essential for improving population mental health and for the sustainability of health systems
Helmut BRAND, Maastricht University, The Netherlands

The case for public health and for workplace performance
Martin KNAPP, London School of Economics (LSE), United Kingdom

The role of well-being for business in the 21st century
Alain SOMMER, ArcelorMittal

Parallel Session 1: The case for investing in mental well-being – from a public health and company perspective

Speakers
Alexander ROEDIGER
Albert MARINE TORRENT
Elena PAUNCU

Parallel Session 2: Building the mentally healthy work place

Many rules and regulations
Jaques VAN DER VLIET, Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME)
Speakers

Christoph OBERLINNER
Ivana NEKULOVA
István MINISKA

Parallel Session 3: Supporting employees with mental health problems

Prevention of mental disorders and support to those mentally ill
Rainer RICHTER, Chairman of the Chamber of German Psychotherapists (BPtK)
Speakers

Marcel REIJMERINK
Paul LITCHFIELD
Stelios PAPADOPOULOS

Parallel Session 4: Risk assessment, performance measurement, communication of activities

Speakers
Françoise PAPACATZIS
Koen VAN GESTEL
Peter NIJS

Parallel Session 5: SMEs

Speakers
Anneliese DEGEN
Eva PINTARIC
Sabine WIEDERKEHR/Nina HOTTINGER

Parallel Session 6: Public sector

Mirella RUGGERI
Mirella RUGGERI, Chairperson of the European Network for Mental Health Service Evaluation (ENMESH)
Speakers

Preben Meier PEDERSEN
Kirsten LINDBERG/Dorthe BACH HANSEN
Maria HALLMAN-KEISKOSKI
Pol GERITS

Plenary Session 3: The role of policies and social security systems in providing support for enterprises

Situation in Slovenia
Nadja COBAL, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Slovenia
Dissemination of models of good practise to cope with absenteeism - experiences and lessons of Slovenia
Samo FAKIN, Health Insurance Institute of Slovenia
Case for action: examples of policy initiatives on preventive action on mental health at work
Marianne RICHARD-MOLARD, Director of Labour, Ministry of Labour, Employment and Health, France

04 March 2011

Plenary Session 4: The world of work in a state of change – opportunities and challenges for mental health

Improving mental health through work
Dame CAROL BLACK, National Director for Health and Work, Co-President of the Fit for Work Europe Coalition, United Kingdom
The Workplace Wellness Alliance and Opportunities for Public-Private Partnerships in Mental Health
Eva JANE-LLOPIS, Head of Chronic Disease and Wellness programme / Chief Medical Officer, BT Group World Economic Forum Wellness Alliance
Announcement European Mental Health Strategy
Mathijs MUIJEN, Regional Advisor, World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe)

Parallel Session 7: Governmental Initiatives