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Summary
The process of Joint Action WP4 started in March 2014 in Bolonia. The objectives are that the
outcome are recommendations for action for all the EU memberstates. The Joint Action in a
Nutshell: Number of countries: 28. Number of partners: 51 (30 associated and 21
collaborating). Funding: Consumers, Health and Food Executive Agency (CHAFEA) / DG Sanco
Coordination: NOVA Medical School /Faculdade de Cincias Mdicas, Universidade Nova de
Lisboa, Portugal. Start date: February 1, 2013 End Date: January 31, 2016
Objectives
First to give an overview of what is mental health and wellbeign
Second establish a collaborative work
Third Action to contribute to generate political commitment.
Where we come from: Evolution from the past (Green Paper; that never became a White
Paper, EU Mental Health Pact, Thematic Conferences: 2009-11) And finally a Call of the Council
to develop Joint Action in order to put mental health in the agenda of member states.
Different stakeholders are involved. There has been also a new Joint Action Plan in Alcohol or
Chronic Deceases. There were synergies with WHO Action Plan of 2013
Community-based approaches to Mental Health (WP5)
Leader: JM Caldas de Almeida, Nova Medical School/Faculdade Cincias Mdicas, Universidade
Nova de Lisboa (FCM/UNL), Portugal
Number of countries: 9 (plus 6 international organizations)
Number of partners: 16. Countries - institutions: Portugal FCM/UNL, MS-DGS, Spain
Minsitry of Health Social Affairs and Italy AUSL-BO, Bulgaria NCPHA, Hungary SUB,
Austria, Luxembourg - MHL, Cyprus- MHC, Greece, MHE, ENUSP, EUFAMI,ESN, Gamian,
EUREGHA.
Specific topics:
1. Depression, suicide and e-Health WP4
http://www.mentalhealthandwellbeing.eu/depression-suicide-and-e-health
2. Community Approach, based in social inclusive perspective WP5http://www.mentalhealthandwellbeing.eu/community-based-approaches (Enusp
participates, but not done anything till January 2015)
3. Promoting mental health at schools WP6http://www.mentalhealthandwellbeing.eu/mental-health-and-schools
4. Mental Health at the workplace WP7http://www.mentalhealthandwellbeing.eu/community-based-approaches
5. Including mental health in all policies WP8http://www.mentalhealthandwellbeing.eu/mental-health-in-all-policies
First Meeting was in Bolonia. Aims:
1. Situation: 27 countries. review of literature, good practices, inventory
2. Establishing and strengthening National and EU Networks
3. Framework for Action
Results: Much more collaboration and partnership, Recommendations for each WP
Creation of a framework for action by: generate political commitment, promote
development of policies and programs, implementation of those.
Each Work Package agreed: in the template, Policy Briefs and in hold workshops and capacity
buildings for dissemination.
Schedule: Beginning of 2016: Final Conference in Lisbon
Lasts months Dissemination
Users as the centre of all the process. Also theres a need to reinforce users
participation in all processes in the UE. This include access to EU Funding. Theres a
need to find bindings of UN Convention Rights of Persons with Disabilities related to
desisinstitualization, discrimination, lost of opportunities, etc. This workshops could
be the first step for a peers to peers training for trainers.
Hungary will celebrate a workshop in the second semester of this year. Other Eastern
countries are invited to do so; theres funding for it.