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SUMMARY:Between Convictions and Psychiatric Labels: Beliefs\, Polarisation and Mental Health in a Changing Europe
DESCRIPTION: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. \nSo\, what kind of belief are we dealing with? Is it an extreme political belief\, shaped by the social world around us? Or is it something closer to a psychiatric delusion? This webinar looks at those difficult cases where the answer is not straightforward. \nExtreme beliefs and psychiatric delusions can look surprisingly similar: held very strongly\, resistant to change even in the face of evidence\, and bound up with fear\, identity\, or a need to make sense of a confusing world. What often makes the difference is that extreme beliefs are shared\, while delusions are usually more idiosyncratic.\nThis is especially relevant in a changing Europe. At a time of polarisation\, mistrust\, and rapid social change\, beliefs do not emerge in a vacuum. They are shaped by social identity\, relationships\, and the wider climate\, which is why the line between shared convictions and pathological beliefs can sometimes seem blurred. \nIn this 30-minute webinar\, Professor Richard Bentall and Dr Almudena Trucharte will explore these cases through an interview-style conversation\, linked to the IN-MIND project (Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action)\, opening a compassionate conversation about the grey area in between. \n  \nRegistration is free and can be completed via the following link: \nhttps://crm.epha.org/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=180
URL:https://www.mentalhealtheurope.org/emhw-event/between-convictions-and-psychiatric-labels-beliefs-polarisation-and-mental-health-in-a-changing-europe/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:External Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260506T113000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260506T121500
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SUMMARY:Breathing Through Change: Mental Wellbeing at Work
DESCRIPTION: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. \nAs many people across Europe navigate increasing digital demands\, uncertainty\, constant connectivity\, and pressure to perform\, stress can become a persistent background state that affects focus\, emotional regulation\, and overall wellbeing. This session offers an accessible\, evidence-informed introduction to how breathing patterns influence the nervous system\, and how simple breathing practices can support moments of overwhelm\, tension\, and mental fatigue during the workday. \nThe workshop will combine a short educational segment with guided practical exercises that participants can immediately apply in everyday life and work settings. Rather than presenting mental wellbeing as an individual responsibility alone\, the session also opens reflection on how workplace culture\, pace\, and social environments shape how people feel and function. \nThe goal is to offer a practical\, inclusive\, and low-barrier experience that helps participants better understand stress\, feel more connected to their bodies\, and leave with tools they can use in a sustainable way. \nThis event is open to the public and suitable for professionals\, teams\, and anyone interested in accessible approaches to mental wellbeing. \n  \nhttps://www.instagram.com/balance_breathing/ \nhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/balance-breathing
URL:https://www.mentalhealtheurope.org/emhw-event/breathing-through-change-mental-wellbeing-at-work/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:External Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260506T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260506T180000
DTSTAMP:20260415T093953
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SUMMARY:Voices of youth mental health in Central & Eastern Europe: stronger together
DESCRIPTION: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. \nAs part of the broader “Voices of Youth Mental Health in CEE” campaign\, the session will showcase lived experiences\, emerging insights from youth-led storytelling\, and ongoing efforts to redesign mental health services to be more accessible\, community-based\, and person-centred. \n  \nThe event will combine short inputs from youth contributors and regional experts with an interactive discussion across countries. Participants will engage in a cross-country learning exchange\, reflecting on shared challenges such as inequity\, service gaps\, and the pressures faced by young people\, while also showcasing innovative\, community-driven responses from across the region. \n  \nBy centring youth voices\, particularly those with mental health conditions\, and collective experiences\, the session aims to move beyond individualised narratives of mental health and instead foreground the structural conditions shaping wellbeing in CEE.\nThe event is hosted by Let’s CEE\, a regional initiative working to develop youth-friendly\, walk-in mental health services across Central and Eastern Europe through participatory and community-based approaches. \n  \nhttps://lets-cee.com/
URL:https://www.mentalhealtheurope.org/emhw-event/voices-of-youth-mental-health-in-central-eastern-europe-stronger-together/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:External Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260506T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260506T200000
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SUMMARY:Stronger Together\, Safer on Stage - Mental Health in Dance
DESCRIPTION: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. Growing numbers of documented cases of emotional\, sexual & physical abuse in elite dance environments suggest a consistent pattern that may be more deep-seated than we realise. Our multi-awarded documentary “Unbound” brings personal stories from within the ballet world: Survivors of industry abuse start their own company\, the Ballet de Barcelona. Chase Johnsey\, the first non-binary person to dance a female role with the English National Ballet\, took on the role of company director. Without experience\, reputation\, or funding\, Chase created an internationally recognized platform for traumatized dancers and their talent. \nThe movie provides a ground-breaking example of how safe dance environments are created where mental health is protected & nourished. Beyond raising collective consciousness\, we want to create the conditions for agency and practical pathways that provide actual help to dancers and strengthen the community from within. \nOur film will be available on Vimeo during the EMHW 2026\, free & accessible regardless of socio-economic background. At the heart of the week\, we host a live online screening followed by a talk with Maria Agius Muscat\, a dance artist\, educator facilitator. She is a registered teacher with the Royal Academy of Dance and the Marketing and Communication Officer for Ballet de Barcelona. \n  \nhttps://www.otoxoproductions.com/
URL:https://www.mentalhealtheurope.org/emhw-event/stronger-together-safer-on-stage-mental-health-in-dance/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:External Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260507T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260507T110000
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SUMMARY:Stronger Together: Youth Participation and Co-Creation in Digital Mental Health Research
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe webinar will begin with a short introduction to the YouthDMH COST Action\, followed by a presentation of YouthDMH Working Group 1’s work on youth participation\, including an overview of participation gaps and the importance of youth involvement in digital mental health research. The session will then open to discussion and audience Q&A\, creating space for exchange on how to ensure young people are meaningfully involved in shaping digital mental health research and policy. \nDesigned for a broad audience\, the webinar will keep the discussion accessible and high-level while offering practical examples and emerging insights from ongoing collaborative work. The overall aim is to show the importance of youth participation in digital mental health research to support more relevant\, rights-based\, and responsive approaches to youth mental health. The session will be delivered by Andreas Balaskas\, Charlotte Blease\, and Maria Tibbs on behalf of the YouthDMH COST Action. \n  \nhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/youth-dmh/ \nhttps://www.instagram.com/youth_dmh/ \nhttps://youthdmh.eu
URL:https://www.mentalhealtheurope.org/emhw-event/stronger-together-youth-participation-and-co-creation-in-digital-mental-health-research/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:External Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260507T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260507T120000
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SUMMARY:Member instead of Patient – How to Expand an International Model in a Changing Europe based on the Clubhouse Model
DESCRIPTION: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. Aligned with the European Mental Health Week theme\, “Stronger Together: Prioritise Mental Health in a Changing Europe\,” the session will highlight the importance of collaboration\, inclusion\, and innovation in responding to evolving mental health needs. \nThe focus will be on the Clubhouse model as an evidence-based\, community-led approach that promotes recovery\, dignity\, and meaningful participation for people living with mental illness. Central to this model is the shift from “patient” to “member\,” emphasising equality\, empowerment\, and shared responsibility. Through presentations and dialogue\, the event will demonstrate how partnerships between services\, communities\, and members themselves can build resilient and inclusive systems of support. \nThe event will highlight co-creation as a key principle\, ensuring that people with lived experience are equal partners in shaping mental health services and solutions that are sustainable\, inclusive\, and responsive to a changing Europe. \n  \nClubhouse Europe
URL:https://www.mentalhealtheurope.org/emhw-event/member-instead-of-patient-how-to-expand-an-international-model-in-a-changing-europe-based-on-the-clubhouse-model/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Member Event
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260507T160000
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SUMMARY:Stronger Together: Healing Culture in Communities!
DESCRIPTION: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: Several impulses and also the discussion will focus on mental health prevention through the arts and cultural activities in the context of togetherness – in the social meaning (reducing/avoiding lonelyness) and beyond this also in the culture & health field of professionals coming from different areas and mind sets. \n  \nhealingculture.net
URL:https://www.mentalhealtheurope.org/emhw-event/stronger-together-healing-culture-in-communities/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:External Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260508T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260508T113000
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SUMMARY:Culture and Health Online Webinar Scaling up Arts on Prescription Models: From Evidence to Regional Implementation
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe first part of the session will provide an overview of Arts on Prescription (AoP) models\, drawing on recent developments in countries such as Greece\, the Baltic Sea region and the United Kingdom. Contributions from research and institutional actors\, including inputs from WHO\, will present the current evidence base\, including findings from large-scale studies and emerging policy frameworks. This segment will set the context by outlining how AoP initiatives contribute to mental health promotion and how they can be scaled within different health system settings. \nThe second part of the webinar will focus on implementation at regional and local level. Through a guided discussion\, regional and local health authorities will reflect on how they are integrating Arts on Prescription into policy and practice. Key questions will address governance\, financing\, cross-sector collaboration\, and strategies to ensure long-term sustainability and territorial uptake. Concrete examples from different European regions will illustrate how policy actions are being developed and operationalised in practice. \nOverall\, the event aims to foster exchange between sectors\, support mutual learning\, and identify actionable pathways for embedding Arts on Prescription within health systems across Europe. \n  \nhttps://www.instagram.com/eu.regha/ \nhttps://it.linkedin.com/company/euregha \nhttps://www.facebook.com/EUREGHA/
URL:https://www.mentalhealtheurope.org/emhw-event/culture-and-health-online-webinar-scaling-up-arts-on-prescription-models-from-evidence-to-regional-implementation/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:External Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260508T113000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260508T130000
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SUMMARY:Improving the mental health of informal carers and professional carers through care partnerships: insights from the WELL CARE project.
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe WELL CARE project (2024–2027) aims to guide investment in carers’ mental health and wellbeing by identifying\, evaluating and promoting good practices across Europe. It also examines structural factors and develops policy recommendations. The project explores which practices and policies directly improve mental health\, as well as those that prevent or mitigate occupational and non-occupational risks. \nWELL CARE is grounded in the assumption that integrated care and care partnerships can help reduce these risks\, making it particularly relevant to the theme of Mental Health Week\, “Stronger Together”. \nWe will present key findings from a recently finalised report featuring 10 in-depth case studies across five European countries. These practices were selected through extensive mapping and stakeholder engagement\, including professionals\, users and informal carers. The report highlights their potential in terms of care partnerships\, sustainability and transferability. \nWe will also showcase two innovative examples: Community Circles in the Netherlands and E-Qalin in Slovenia\, illustrating community-based and quality assurance approaches.\nThe webinar will be facilitated by Prof. Elisabeth Hanson\, main investigator\, with the aim to engage informal carers\, LTC professionals and organisations active in the care sector in a meaningful exchange. \n  \nhttps://wellcare-project.eu/
URL:https://www.mentalhealtheurope.org/emhw-event/improving-the-mental-health-of-informal-carers-and-professional-carers-through-care-partnerships-insights-from-the-well-care-project/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:External Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260508T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260508T131500
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SUMMARY:Stronger Together in a Digital Age: Collective Action for Youth Mental Health in a Changing Digital Europe
DESCRIPTION:WEBINAR \nDigitalisation 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. \nJoin us for a webinar bringing together leading voices from psychology\, policy\, and youth organisations to explore how we can shape a healthier digital future. \nThis event will highlight the urgent need to create spaces where young people can transform anxiety about digital and technological change into agency\, participation\, and constructive hope. \nWe will also address the growing recognition that online safety and digital well-being must be treated as a public health priority. This includes: \n\nSafety-by-design approaches\nInvesting in digital literacy and critical skills\nSupporting offline alternatives for connection and well-being\nEnsuring meaningful youth participation in shaping policies that directly affect their lives\n\n  \nhttps://efpa.eu/event/stronger-together-digital-age-collective-action-youth-mental-health-changing-digital-europe \nhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/efpa-european-federation-of-psychologists’%E2%80%8B-associations-/ \nhttps://www.facebook.com/europeanpsychology \n 
URL:https://www.mentalhealtheurope.org/emhw-event/stronger-together-in-a-digital-age-collective-action-for-youth-mental-health-in-a-changing-digital-europe/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:External Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260509T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260509T190000
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SUMMARY:Stronger Together Breaking stigma. Building communities of care
DESCRIPTION:Stronger Together: Breaking Stigma\, Building Communities of Care An Online Mental Health Awareness Event | European Mental Health Week 2026 \nThere is an Igbo adage ‘Onye aghala nwanne ya’; that means: Be your brother’s keeper. It is a call to collective responsibility\, and it is the spirit behind this event. \nMental health remains one of the most unspoken struggles in African diaspora communities. Stigma\, misconceptions\, and a culture of “hustling alone” mean that too many people are carrying invisible weight in silence. This has to change\, and change begins with these kinds of conversations with each other. \nOrganised as part of European Mental Health Week\, this online event brings together three diaspora organizations and more\, to create a culturally safe\, inclusive space where mental health can be spoken about openly\, honestly\, and without shame. Together\, we will explore how cultural\, social\, and environmental factors shape our mental wellbeing\, and how\, as a community\, we can move from isolation to solidarity. \nThrough 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. \nThis is not just an awareness event. It is an invitation to build something\, communities where no one\, regardless of their struggle\, is ever left behind. \n  \nhttps://www.otuumunwanyi.com/ \nhttps://behindmarygiftwallsfoundation.org/ \nhttps://igbounionantwerpen.com/
URL:https://www.mentalhealtheurope.org/emhw-event/stronger-together-breaking-stigma-building-communities-of-care/
LOCATION:Online
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