Mental Health News

This is the area where new items of interest are posted. The stories are arranged in topic areas corresponding to the areas for the proposed Mental Health Pact.

The top stories in each area are shown below, but you can find many more stories in each area by clicking on the subject area you are interested in the navigation to the left.

You can also search for news stories using keywords.

As well as topic areas there are two other key areas of news:

You can find out what is happening in the many mental health projects funded by the EU in the Project News section.
You can find information about EU and other intiiatives, policies, calls and activities related to mental health in Other News.

The news section will only work if site users pass on their own news. You can do that by contacting SUPPORT.

Children, Education And Young People News

Be Healthy - Be Yourself - a new on-line Youth Health Initiative
Wed 27 May 2009
The EU Commission has launched the new Youth Health Initiative website. The aim of the website is to empower young people to have a real say about their health by offering them a space to air their views.
Preventing Later Substance use Disorders in at-risk Children and Adolescents
Mon 23 Feb 2009
A review of the theory and evidence base of indicated prevention published by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. This review focuses on the mental health and behavioural problems that can develop during childhood.
WHO/HBSC Forum Report 2007
Fri 28 Nov 2008
Report on Social Cohesion for Mental Well-being among Adolelescents

Employment And Workplaces News

Shift - a new website being launched
Fri 10 Oct 2008
A new website is being launched today by Shift, the national anti-stigma initiative, and Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, to help employers navigate the wealth of advice and resources on managing mental health in the workplace.
Report "Working Conditions of an Ageing Workforce"
Fri 20 Jun 2008
EuroFound, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, has published a new Report called "Working Conditions of an Ageing Workforce".
Men's Health Forum produce mini manuals
Mon 02 Jun 2008
The Men's Health Forum, together with the Health Work and Wellbeing team, have produced a series of mini manuals focussing on men's health in the workplace.

Healthy Ageing And Later Life News

Depression in older people
Wed 10 Sep 2008
Depression in older people is often missed - according to a Ph.D thesis written by Dr Els Licht-Strunk
Report "Working Conditions of an Ageing Workforce"
Fri 20 Jun 2008
EuroFound, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, has published a new Report called "Working Conditions of an Ageing Workforce".
IMHPA Conference Report Available
Mon 08 Oct 2007
The outcomes of the major IMPHA Conference held in September 07 in Barcelona are now available

Preventing Suicide And Depression News

Suicide-related deaths in an enlarged European Union
Fri 17 Oct 2008
A monograph entitled ‘Suicide-related deaths in an Enlarged European Union' has been produced by the ANAMORT Project (Analyse de la mortalité par traumatismes dans l’Union Européenne).
'beyondblue' - Depression Awareness Programmme
Mon 29 Sep 2008
A training programmne to help line managers support staff with depression is being tested in the UK for the first time
Suicide prevention: new national policy - the Netherlands
Wed 10 Sep 2008
Agenda for a new national policy on suicide prevention was presented in parliament recently.

Stigma And Social Exclusion News

"1 de cada 4" - Website
Tue 25 Nov 2008
This website includes specific pages in English which explain the aim and contents of the site and how the anti-stigma work is focused in Andalusia (Southern Spain).
Moving People - Stigma Shout Survey
Tue 05 Aug 2008
A report on service user and carer experiences of stigma and discrimination.
New WHO Anti-Stigma Toolkit and International Briefing Paper Published
Fri 02 May 2008
The NHS Health Scotland WHO Collaborating Centre on Stigma and Discrimination has published an International Briefing Paper and Practical Toolkit on combatting stigma. The resources were developed by a small group of experts led by the Scottish Development Centre for Mental Health. The group consulted countries across the WHO Europe region. The resources were launched at a conference in Edinburgh in late April.

EU Project News

OSPI-Europe - New Project Start
Tue 25 Nov 2008
The new Project OSPI-Europe was officially started with a meeting on 27th and 28th October in Leipzig, Germany
New SUPPORT Team Member
Wed 05 Nov 2008
Maarit Mukkala has joined the SUPPORT Project team as a Project Coordinator with STAKES, based in Vaasa.
ProMenPol Conference 2008
Mon 07 Jul 2008
ProMenPol held its second annual on 19th - 20th June in Berlin.

Other News

Ensuring Mental Health in Youth in Modern European Societies
Tue 25 Nov 2008
This debate is being hosted by the European Parliament and will be taking place on 3rd December, 2008 in Brussels.
EUROFOUND Publishes New Subjective Well-being Information
Fri 21 Nov 2008
EUROFOUND has published preliminary information from the second European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS). This data includes substantial infiormation on subjective well-being for all EU countries.
Mental Capital and Wellbeing: Making the most of ourselves in the 21st Century – A Report
Mon 17 Nov 2008
The report, produced in October 2008 by the UK Government funded Foresight Project on Mental Capital and Wellbeing, presents the findings for “Mental capital through life”.