Stronger Together: Prioritise Mental Health in a Changing Europe
European Mental Health Week 2026
“Stronger Together: Prioritise Mental Health in a Changing Europe.”
Europe is experiencing a period of profound transformation. Digital shifts, rising inequalities, growing pressures on young people, and uneven access to support systems all shape how we live, connect, and navigate the world. These changes can feel overwhelming, creating uncertainty and fear about the future. Yet amid these challenges, one truth remains constant: we are stronger when we stand together.
European Mental Health Week 2026 aims to reframe the narrative. Instead of dwelling on crisis, we focus on collective connection, resilience, and hope. Change is not only a source of pressure; it can be an opportunity to rebuild, adapt, and imagine better possibilities. This campaign reminds people across Europe that facing these crises and healing happens not in isolation, but through community, solidarity, and shared purpose.
Stronger Together is a call for unity in a historical moment of division and uncertainty: steady, human-centred, and hopeful. Stronger Together reminds us of what brings us together: our need for care, connection, and dignity. It is an invitation to people, organisations, and communities to move forward hand in hand, creating environments where everyone can thrive – at a time where we need it most.
About EMHW
European Mental Health Week (EMHW) is a pan-European initiative to raise awareness about the importance of mental health. Coordinated by Mental Health Europe, it has grown into a shared European moment that brings together our members, civil society organisations, community groups, policymakers, professionals, people with lived experience, and the wider public.
The seventh edition of European Mental Health Week will take place from 4 to 8 May 2026.
Events 2026
Includes events by MHE, our members, partners.
Click on the event below to find more information and register.
In order to see events as a list in chronological order, click list below. This calendar uses Central European Summer Time.
Mental Health Europe is not responsible for the content of external events.
Week of Events
Project Common Ground (Greek)
This initiative recognizes that while the social and digital landscapes of Europe evolve, our shared need for mental resilience remains the universal foundation upon which we build our future, especially in Greece where migration has been under the spotlight for a long time.
Mental Health Training for Interdisciplinarity (Danish)
Working with Danish and international partners, Nordic Wellbeing Academy will connect, train, and debate interdiscplinarity in mental health for a week across three venues in Denmark.
MINDCARE Unmuted – Breaking the Silence on Mental Health in Romania (Romanian)
MINDCARE Unmuted is a week-long programme by MINDCARE FOR ALL, built around our report "Radiography of Mental Health in Romania"
Grounded Together: Embodied Awareness for Wellbeing and Responsible Decisions (Italian)
How we show up for others depends, first, on how present we are within ourselves. This is the core proposition of Grounded Together, two online sessions offered during the European Mental Health Week 2026 by a methodologist and a speech-language therapists Phd in pedagogy, both specialists in embodied learning and applied somatic awareness.
Monday, May 4, 2026
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May 4, 2026 -The gentle art of appropriate youth co-creation
The gentle art of appropriate youth co-creation
Nothing about us, without us. The phrase the reminds us, that if you are doing anything, that will impact young people, you should involve them in co-creating it!
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
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May 5, 2026 -EMHW event at the European Parliament
EMHW event at the European Parliament
The EU’s Comprehensive Approach to Mental Health marked a major step in placing mental health on the European agenda, recognising it as a social, economic, and human rights priority. However, nearly three years on, progress remains uneven, with key areas still lacking sustained action and long-term investment.
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
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May 6, 2026 -Between Convictions and Psychiatric Labels: Beliefs, Polarisation and Mental Health in a Changing Europe
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May 6, 2026 -Breathing Through Change: Online Breathing Workshop for Mental Wellbeing
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May 6, 2026 -Psychedelic Research & Access in Ukraine: Building safe, evidence-based options for war-related mental health needs
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May 6, 2026 -Recovery Colleges Portugal: A Relevância do Suporte Interpares | The relevance of peer support (Portugese)
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May 6, 2026 -Voices of youth mental health in Central & Eastern Europe: stronger together
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May 6, 2026 -artCEE: a regional call for creative submissions on the topic of ‘Resilience to Me’
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May 6, 2026 -Dare to move
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May 6, 2026 -Laughing Together: A Comedy Night for Mental Health
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May 6, 2026 -Community Support and Resilience Group for Political Anxiety (Grup de sprijin și reziliență comunitară pentru anxietatea politică)
Between Convictions and Psychiatric Labels: Beliefs, Polarisation and Mental Health in a Changing Europe
When people argue that rising immigration is part of a deliberate plan by political elites to reshape society and replace existing populations, it can be difficult to make sense of this belief. Those who hold this view may feel they are simply seeing patterns that others miss, and their certainty can grow stronger when they find others who seem to confirm it.
Breathing Through Change: Online Breathing Workshop for Mental Wellbeing
Breathing Through Change: Mental Wellbeing at Work is a live free online workshop exploring the connection between stress, breath, and mental wellbeing in the context of changing work life.
Psychedelic Research & Access in Ukraine: Building safe, evidence-based options for war-related mental health needs
The event, co-organised by PAREA, the MEP Action Group on Psychedelics in Healthcare, and the Ukrainian Psychedelic Research Association (UPRA), and hosted by S&D MEP Vytenis Andriukaitis, will explore how evidence-based psychedelic therapies may contribute to addressing war-related mental health challenges in Ukraine, particularly PTSD among veterans.
Recovery Colleges Portugal: A Relevância do Suporte Interpares | The relevance of peer support (Portugese)
This workshop will explore how peer support can transform mental health journeys into pathways of participation, autonomy, and hope. Centered on lived experience, it creates an open and inclusive space for dialogue between individuals, practitioners, and community members, highlighting the power of shared learning and mutual support in recovery processes.
Voices of youth mental health in Central & Eastern Europe: stronger together
This regional online session brings together youth voices, practitioners, mental health advocates, and organisations from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) to explore how social, digital, and structural changes are shaping youth mental health across the region.
artCEE: a regional call for creative submissions on the topic of ‘Resilience to Me’
artCEE is a regional, participatory call for action organised by Let’s CEE.
Dare to move
This event features an immersive workshop using the gamified tool "Atrévete a Moverte" to explore the intersection of forced migration and mental well-being from a community-wide perspective. Moving beyond the classroom, this session invites citizens from all walks of life to engage in a powerful role-playing experience that simulates the psychological and emotional challenges faced by refugees and migrants.
Laughing Together: A Comedy Night for Mental Health
Join us for a special evening of laughter, connection, and community as part of European Mental Health Week 2026. Hosted by Canadian comedian Tristan Barber, this comedy night brings together […]
Community Support and Resilience Group for Political Anxiety (Grup de sprijin și reziliență comunitară pentru anxietatea politică)
In the context of European Mental Health Week 2026, Choice will organise a community support and resilience group for political anxiety in Bucharest, with a Cluj edition to be announced. The event responds to the growing emotional impact of political polarisation, war, economic insecurity, democratic backsliding, disinformation, and constant exposure to distressing news.
Thursday, May 7, 2026
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May 7, 2026 -Stronger Together: Youth Participation and Co-Creation in Digital Mental Health Research
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May 7, 2026 -Member instead of Patient – How to Expand an International Model in a Changing Europe based on the Clubhouse Model
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May 7, 2026 -Children’s Mental Health Across All Their Environments
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May 7, 2026 -Stronger Together: Healing Culture in Communities!
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May 7, 2026 -Take Care at Circus Connect: mental health in circus arts
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May 7, 2026 -What Europe’s Mental Health Ecosystem Needs to Thrive in 2026
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May 7, 2026 -Stronger Together Celebration (Swedish)
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May 7, 2026 -BKS – Best Known Secret
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May 7, 2026 -New approaches in mental health: Experience can become knowledge
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May 7, 2026 -Relationships and Recovery
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May 7, 2026 -Small Doses, New Perspectives: Rethinking How We Navigate Change — Together
Stronger Together: Youth Participation and Co-Creation in Digital Mental Health Research
This webinar will explore the importance of meaningful youth participation in digital mental health research in a changing Europe. In line with the European Mental Health Week 2026 theme, “Stronger Together: Prioritise Mental Health in a Changing Europe,” the session will highlight how inclusive and participatory approaches can strengthen research, policy, and practice.
Member instead of Patient – How to Expand an International Model in a Changing Europe based on the Clubhouse Model
This event will bring together mental health professionals, policymakers, and individuals with lived experience to explore how we can collectively strengthen community-based mental health support across Europe.
Children’s Mental Health Across All Their Environments
The event aims to highlight the importance of children’s mental health by looking at the full ecosystem in which every child grows. Mental well‑being is shaped not only by individual factors but also by the quality of the environments surrounding the child: the family, the school, and the wider social context. The event will bring together stakeholders from different sectors to explore how coordinated action across these environments can better protect and promote children’s mental health.
Stronger Together: Healing Culture in Communities!
The online session is implemented in the regular programme of the Healing Culture Community - a growing open and interdiciplinary community of professionals and engaged individuals and organizations in the intersection of culture and health
Take Care at Circus Connect: mental health in circus arts
Circus Connect 2026 brings together European and international circus networks to strengthen cooperation, shared advocacy and future‑oriented collaboration, with a specific focus on mental health and well‑being within circus organisations and their staff. The event is a two‑day gathering (7+8 May) for circus organisations, networks and professionals to exchange practices, explore collaboration and reflect on the future of the circus sector.
What Europe’s Mental Health Ecosystem Needs to Thrive in 2026
Organisations contribute short, structured inputs on their actions, challenges, and unmet needs.
Stronger Together Celebration (Swedish)
Create a discussion panel with local government representatives (from culture and education), school leaders, sports organization leaders, and corporate sponsors to discuss why and how they came together and supported proactive mental fitness training for 1000+ local teenagers (and counting).
BKS – Best Known Secret
The event will feature a screening of the film (or selected excerpts), followed by a participatory discussion led by the protagonists and contributors.
New approaches in mental health: Experience can become knowledge
New approaches in mental health: Experience can become knowledge
Small Doses, New Perspectives: Rethinking How We Navigate Change — Together
In a rapidly changing world, many of us are seeking ways to stay connected — to ourselves, to others, and to what truly matters.
Friday, May 8, 2026
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May 8, 2026 -Culture and Health Online Webinar Scaling up Arts on Prescription Models: From Evidence to Regional Implementation
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May 8, 2026 -Stronger Together: Supporting Psychological Resilience and Dignity Through Systems of Care
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May 8, 2026 -Improving the mental health of informal carers and professional carers through care partnerships: insights from the WELL CARE project.
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May 8, 2026 -Stronger Together in a Digital Age: Collective Action for Youth Mental Health in a Changing Digital Europe
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May 8, 2026 -Belonging Matters: From Loneliness to Community Connection
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May 8, 2026 -Mental Health Literacy for Higher Education Teachers
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May 8, 2026 -Stronger Together Abroad: A Community Walk for Mental Health and Belonging
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May 8, 2026 -Stronger Together, Safer on Stage – Mental Health in Dance
Culture and Health Online Webinar Scaling up Arts on Prescription Models: From Evidence to Regional Implementation
The webinar “Scaling up Arts on Prescription Models: From Evidence to Regional Implementation” will explore how culture-based interventions can be integrated into health systems across Europe, with a specific focus on mental health and wellbeing.
Stronger Together: Supporting Psychological Resilience and Dignity Through Systems of Care
This conference looks at how systems of care can support psychological resilience and protect human dignity in the context of war and ongoing social change in Europe. It will take place at the Office of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights and approach mental health as a matter of human rights and public policy, not just an individual experience.
Improving the mental health of informal carers and professional carers through care partnerships: insights from the WELL CARE project.
Caring for someone can be mentally draining and exhausting. Both informal carers -who provide unpaid care to a loved one outside a formal framework- and professional long-term care (LTC) workers face an increased risk of compromised mental health over time.
Stronger Together in a Digital Age: Collective Action for Youth Mental Health in a Changing Digital Europe
Digitalisation is transforming every aspect of young people’s lives. It is not only changing how they communicate — it is reshaping how they develop, cope, form relationships, and understand themselves.
Belonging Matters: From Loneliness to Community Connection
In a time when loneliness is increasingly recognised as a public mental health challenge, this interactive one-hour workshop explores belonging as a vital foundation for wellbeing.
Mental Health Literacy for Higher Education Teachers
This session explores mental health literacy and how it can support both students and educators in higher education settings.
Stronger Together Abroad: A Community Walk for Mental Health and Belonging
This community walk invites internationals and members of the Amsterdam community who live, work, or support international populations to connect, reflect, and share experiences of life transitions while living abroad. Through guided conversation and informal dialogue, participants will explore themes such as belonging, community support, and the ways shared experiences can strengthen resilience.
Stronger Together, Safer on Stage – Mental Health in Dance
Dance is a cultural good that moves people across all borders. We watch the result of years of training, discipline & sacrifice as magical fairytales on stage — but rarely ask what that cost looks like behind the curtain.
Saturday, May 9, 2026
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May 9, 2026 -Stronger Together Breaking stigma. Building communities of care
Stronger Together Breaking stigma. Building communities of care
Through facilitated discussions and shared insights, participants will examine what community care truly looks like in practice: the power of support, approaches to mental wellness, and how we collectively dismantle the lonely hustle culture that leaves too many of us walking alone.
Sunday, May 10, 2026
No events on this day.
Week-Long Actions
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)
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