Mental Health Europe, an EPHA member, has organised a seminar for NGOs on the World Health Organisation European Region Declaration and Action Plan on mental health. A report is now available.
The event, linked with their General Assembly on 3-4 June 2005, was part of MHE’s EU funded project “Coordination of capacity building, the fight against discrimination, and awareness raising in the mental health field: a European challenge!”.
Following the Helsinki conference on mental Health which took place in January 2005, the seminar adressed how mental health NGOs can get involved in the implementation of the WHO/EURO Declaration and Action Plan on Mental Health in their countries.
It featured key speakers such as:
Matt Muijen, WHO/Euro Regional Adviser for Mental Health who presented major issues of concern in mental health in the WHO European region;
Jürgen Scheftlein, DG Health and Consumer Protection, who mentioned the Green paper on mental health, to be issued by October 2005;
Wallis Goelen, DG Employment and Social Affairs who gave an update on the main policy developments in the field of disability.
For further information, please contact MHE Secretariat
