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What can members do in the lead up to the European Mental Health Week?
MHE Members can do plenty of things to make this year’s campaign an even bigger success than in previous years. Start sharing the Awareness Week on all your social media channels and invite your network to join this year. You are invited to start using the EMHW 2022 Campaign Visuals and you may start by retweeting this Twitter post. The supporting Engagement Toolkit is also ready for you with details including messages, hashtags, etc. Will you start to speak up for mental health?
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Following the Annual General Meeting, Sanna Vesikansa from Mental Health Finland and The Finnish Central Association for Mental Health will replace Sanni Lehtinen in MHE Board of Directors.
Welcome, Sanna!
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Co-creation Task Force – Call for expression of interest
To apply, all you need to know can be found in the Terms of Reference & Form document. To join the Co-Creation Taskforce, please complete and send back the form (page 3 of the document) by 30th April. For further details or questions, please contact Liuska Sanna: liuska.sanna@mhe-sme.org
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2nd Member-Intro Meeting - 7 April 2022
Watch the webinar led by our members Pro Mente Austria and Human Foundation, Poland: part I HERE and part II HERE. Find their presentations HERE and HERE.
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MHE Glossary
MHE is developing a new updated MHE Glossary. Members have the opportunity to share feedback on the current glossary and make suggestions for additional terms or changes via this google form. Completing the form will take 15-30 minutes. Alternatively, feedback can be shared by phone or e-mail. In this case, please reach out to Vivian Hemmelder: vivian.hemmelder@mhe-sme.org / +31-625558568.
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Data on impact of Ukrainian refugees’ migration on mental health services
Aiming to give support to the mental health of refugees, MHE Members are invited to share data/internal forecasts about how the Ukrainian refugee migration is likely to impact mental health services, particularly in the most affected countries. For example, how much is demand expected to increase, how much of a capacity shortfall is expected in terms of mental health professionals, and any other useful metrics. You may forward any information by email to: info@mhe-sme.org
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Survey on membership activities
Many ambitious activities have been set in the new Membership Strategy 2022-2025, but success can only be guaranteed if our members are active and engaged (within the limits of their capacity). We are keen on members getting the most out of MHE membership. With this in mind, please complete the survey to share your thoughts and to enable us to gauge your interest.
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EU Commission allocates €9 million for mental health assistance of Ukrainian refugees
After multiple exchanges with the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakides, MHE is glad to see that the European Commission has mobilised €9 million from the EU4Health Programme to assist people fleeing Ukraine in urgent need of mental health and trauma support services. This additional EU funding will allow non-governmental organisations to support healthcare professionals to carry out their work. It will also provide mental health services in the form of psychological first aid, triage, psychological trauma support, and counseling to refugees in their own languages. MHE hopes that further funding will be allocated for medium- and long-term needs of individuals and communities too, besides the initial trauma-informed support.
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EPHA calls on the international community, the EU, and member states to protect the health of all people affected by the crisis in Ukraine
As a European member-led organisation made up of public health NGOs, patient groups, health professionals and disease groups, EPHA stands by its members and partners and calls for an immediate cessation of violence.
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WHO QualityRights e-training on mental health
On 12 April, WHO launched the online QualityRights e-training initiative to improve the quality of care in mental health and to promote the rights of people with psychosocial, intellectual and cognitive disabilities. The e-training is free, available in 11 languages, and covers: taking care of one’s own mental health; supporting friends, family and colleagues with their mental health; tackling stigma, discrimination, abuse and coercion in mental health services; and taking action in support of the transformation of mental health services towards a person-centred, rights-based recovery approach.
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MHE joins Together.eu as a communications partner
Together.eu is a pan-European community launched by the European Parliament to encourage everyone to participate in democracy and collaborate with civil society organisations. Members of the Together.eu-community can organise events and activities and MHE is now listed as a communications partner on this platform.
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Role of the EU funding in supporting deinstitutionalisation: A Call for Change
What’s the role of the EU in supporting the deinstitutionalisation of persons with disabilities? There is a need for clear guidance and criteria on CRPD compliance and involvement of persons with disabilities. This is A Call for Change. Read the European Disability Forum (EDF) and European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) report.
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 Mental Health Ireland launched its new strategic plan 2022-2025 “Mental Health for All: Hope, Strength & Action”. Martin Rogan, CEO, invites you to browse, download, share and feedback. The strategy can be found here.
"Hello, How Are You?" is a new mental health initiative developed and managed by Mental Health Ireland. The campaign is about connection and engaging in open conversations about mental health. It asks individuals, communities, workplaces, friends & family to say Hello and ask ‘How Are You?’ in a meaningful way. To the campaign.
 Clubhouse Europe released a video series, including one about the Basaglia law, the community-based approach. To the videos.
 ADHD Europe has released their 2021 Annual Report.
 The Annual General Assembly of the National Association of Psychiatry will take place on Saturday 23 April. The event will see the election of Chairperson for the association. An overview of the candidates available here. |
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- Médecins du Monde - Belgique is looking to hire a Mental Health Coordinator – Slovakia and Hungary, and Western Ukraine | More details
- European Disability Forum Call for testimonies - Finding employment as a person with a disability. | More details
- The European Commission launched the ‘Healthier together’ – EU Non-Communicable Diseases Initiative to support EU countries in identifying and implementing effective policies and actions to reduce the burden of major non-communicable diseases and improve citizens’ health. Deadline: 15 May | Submit your proposal for a best practice
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First wave of EU4Health calls 2022
Eight calls for proposals under the EU4Health 2022 Annual Work Programme have been published. The topic focus includes mental health. The total budget amounts to €107.3 million, and the deadline for applications is 24 May 2022, 17:00 (CET).| More details
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