European Mental Health Week 2026 – Full Programme

Across Europe, a movement is coming together for mental health.

From local communities to European institutions, people are joining forces to place mental health at the centre of the conversation. This year, European Mental Health Week features over 35 events taking place across more than 20 locations in Europe and beyond, each one contributing to a growing and collective effort.

From powerful discussions and creative expression to community-led initiatives and policy dialogues, these events reflect the many ways change is being driven in different contexts. Different voices, different experiences — but a shared purpose: to build a Europe where mental health is prioritised, understood, and supported.

Because change doesn’t happen in isolation. It happens when we come together — Stronger Together.

FULL PROGRAMME – EVENTS

4th of May

• 11:00 – 11:30 : The Gentle Art of Appropriate Youth Co-Creation – Euro Youth Mental Health | Online (more info)

5th of May

• 14:30 – 16:00 (WEST) : A Relevância do Suporte Interpares | The relevance of peer support (Portugese) – Associação REC / Recovery Colleges Portugal | Workshop @ Cascais, PT (more info)
• 15:00 – 17:00 (CEST) : Stronger Together: A Path Towards a European Mental Health Strategy for All – Mental Health Europe + European Parliament Intergroup on Mental Health | EU Parliament @ Brussels, BE (more info)

6th of May

• 11:00 – 11:40 (CEST) : Between Convictions and Psychiatric Labels: Beliefs, Polarisation and Mental Health in a Changing Europe – University of Sheffield + European Public Health Alliance | Online Webinar (more info)
• 11:30 – 12:15 (CEST) : Breathing Through Change: Mental Wellbeing at Work – Balance Breathing | Online Workshop (more info)
• TBD : Finding What Works: Mental Health Best Practices in Europe – GAMIAN-Europe | Online Webinar (more info)
• 14:30 – 16:30 (CEST) : Psychedelic Research & Access in Ukraine: Building safe, evidence-based options for war-related mental health needs – Psychedelic Access and Research European Alliance (PAREA) | EU Parliament @ Brussels, BE (hybrid – more info)
• 17:00 (CEST) : artCEE: a Regional Call for Creative Submissions on the Topic of ‘Resilience to Me’ – Let’s CEE | | Online and Physical Exhibition (more info)
• 17:00 (CEST) : Voices of youth mental health in Central & Eastern Europe: Stronger Together – Let’s CEE | Online Webinar (more info)
• 19:00 – 21:00 (EEST) : Grup de Sprijin și Reziliență Comunitară Pentru Anxietatea Politică | Community Support and Resilience Group for Political Anxiety (Romanian) – Asociația Choice / Choice Association | Bucharest, RO (more info)
• 19:00 (CEST) : Laughing Together: A Comedy Night for Mental Health – Mental Health Europe + Tristan Barber | Brasserie de la Source, Brussels, BE (more info)

7th of May

• TBD : How Child Helplines Support and Strengthen Children’s Mental Health Across Europe – Child Helpline International | Online Webinar (more info)
• 10:00 – 11:00 (CEST) : Stronger Together: Youth Participation and Co-Creation in Digital Mental Health Research – COST Action YouthDMH | Online Webinar (more info)
• 10:30 – 12:00 (CEST) : Member instead of Patient – How to Expand an International Model in a Changing Europe based on the Clubhouse Model – Clubhouse Europe | Online Webinar (more info)
• 11:00 – 12:30 (CEST) : Children’s Mental Health Across All Their Environments – Alliance for Investing in Children  | EU Parliament @ Brussels, BE (more info)
• 14:00 – 16:00 (CEST) : Stronger Together: Healing Culture in Communities – Healing Culture Network  | Online Seminar (more info)
• 14:45 – 16:45 (CEST) : Take Care at Circus Connect: Mental Health in Circus Arts – FEDEC | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, ES (more info)
• 16:00 (CEST) : Stronger Together Celebration (Swedish) – PLAYWELLMINDS | Online + In-Person Workshop @ Stockholm, SE (more info)
• 16:00 (CEST) : BKS – Best Known Secret – Best Known Secret documentary + ClubHouse International | Documentary Screening + Q&A (more info)
• 17:30 – 19:00 (CEST) : Novas Abordagens em Saúde Mental: A Experiência Pode Tornar-se Conhecimento | New approaches in mental health: Experience can become knowledge (Portuguese) – Associação REC | Lisbon, PT (more info)
• 18:00 – 19:00 (CEST) : Dare to Move – RIDHE | Workshop @ Mundo Matonge, Ixelles, BE (more info)
• 19:00 – 20:30 (CEST) : Small Doses, New Perspectives: Rethinking How We Navigate Change — Together – Mindful Experiences | Workshop @ Amsterdam, NL (more info)
• 19:00 – 22:00 (CEST) : Relationships and Recovery – MAYO RECOVERY COLLEGE + Mental Health Ireland | Hybrid Workshop @ Mayo Recovery College, IE (more info)

8th of May

• 10:00 – 11:30 (CEST) : Culture and Health Online Webinar Scaling up Arts on Prescription Models: From Evidence to Regional Implementation – European Regional and Local Health Authorities (EUREGHA) | Online Webinar (more info)
• 10:00 – 12:00 (CEST) : Stronger Together: Supporting Psychological Resilience and Dignity Through Systems of Care – Charitable Foundation “Tree of My Life” | Conference @ Uzhhorod, UKR (more info)
• 11:30 – 13:00 (CEST) : Improving the Mental Health of Informal Carers and Professional Carers Through Care Partnerships: Insights from the WELL CARE project – WELL CARE Project + Eurocarers | Online Webinar (more info)
• 12:00 – 13:15 (CEST) : Stronger Together in a Digital Age: Collective Action for Youth Mental Health in a Changing Digital Europe – European Federation of Psychologists Associations AISBL | Online Webinar (more info)
• 17:30 – 19:00 (CEST) : Stronger Together Abroad: A Community Walk for Mental Health and Belonging – Relocation Counseling & Consulting | Group Walk @ Amsterdam, NL (more info)
• 19:00 – 20:00 (CEST) : Stronger Together, Safer on Stage – Mental Health in Dance – OTOXO Productions | Online Film Screening + Q&A (more info)
• TBD – Belonging Matters: From Loneliness to Community Connection – AnnPower | Online Workshop (more info)

9th of May

• 17:00 – 19:00 (CEST) : Stronger Together Breaking Stigma. Building Communities of Care – Chiemeka Onyeze-Joe + Otuunmunwanyi Igbo (OUNIB) + Behind Marygift Walls Foundation + Igbo Union Antwerp | Online Seminar (more info)

Multi-day Events

• 4 – 8 | 08:30 – 13:00 : Project Common Ground (Greek) – Zanneio Model Junior High School | Athens, GR (more info)
• 4 – 8 | 09:00 – 16:00 (CEST) : Mental Health Training for Interdisciplinarity (Danish) – Nordic Wellbeing Academy + EU-PROMENS Denmark | Middelfart + Aarhus + Aalborg, DK (more info)
• 4 – 8 | MINDCARE Unmuted – Breaking the Silence on Mental Health in Romania (Romanian) – MINDCARE FOR ALL | Online + In-Person Activities @ Romania (more info)
• 5 – 7 | 17:30 – 19:00 (CEST) : Grounded Together: Embodied Awareness for Wellbeing and Responsible Decisions (Italian) – Newhera collective | Online Workshop (more info)

AWARENESS RAISING CAMPAIGNS

• May – June : PHOTO EXHIBITION: EVERY STORY MATTERS. ERAGINTZA 35 YEARS (Spanish + Basque) – ERAGINTZA Fundation | Underground Subway @ Bilbao, ES (more info)
• 4 – 8 | 18:30 – 19:00 (CEST) : More Arts, More Well-Being: CARE-Culture for Mental Health – Cluj Cultural Centre | Romania (more info)
• 4 – 8 | Together for Brighter Futures – Voices of Wellbeing for Increasing Youth’s Resilience – The MHPSS Hub of SOS Children’s Villages | Italy (more info)
• 4 – 8 | Разом сильніші: відповідальність за себе і турбота про інших — основа добробуту організації | Stronger Together: personal responsibility and care for others are the foundation of organizational well-being – Mental Health for Business | Ukraine (more info)
• 4 – 8 | European Mental Health Week – Maltese Office of the Commissioner for the Rights of Persons with Mental Disorders | Malta (more info)
• 4 – 8 | European Mental Health Week 2026 Online Promotion Within Youth Workers and Youth – Centrum Edukacji i Badań Społecznych (Education and Social Research Centre) | Poland (more info)
• 4 | Stronger Minds, Shared Futures: Mental Health Across Europe – International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation – European Regional Office | Podcast (more info)
• 5 | Are the Arts a Missing Link in European Mental Health Care? – RED NOSES International | Podcast (more info)
• 6 | 18:30 – 19:00 (CEST) : Young People in the Chair – Euro Youth Mental Health | Digital Interview (more info)

Please note that all events featured in the programme are subject to change at the discretion of the organiser. Each event is also expected to remain aligned with Mental Health Europe’s guidelines and values. While Mental Health Europe cannot be held responsible for partner events, MHE reserves the right to remove any event from the official programme in case of a breach of these guidelines.

For any concerns, please contact: n.sanaullah@mentalhealtheurope.org