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Mental Health Europe
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Largest independent #mentalhealth NGO in Europe 🚀🇪🇺 | We stand up for #humanrights, fight stigma & advocate for better care

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Discrimination of those with lived experience of mental health fuels exclusion and worsens well-being 🫂

Tackling discrimination can and will improve mental health across Europe

🔗 https://www.mentalhealtheurope.org/europe-needs-to-act-hans-dubois-eurofound-guest-blog/
Europe needs to strengthen resilience by improving living and working conditions, and enhanced employment and social inclusion.
October 8, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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📅 Here's what's coming up in the next two weeks

European Health Forum Gastein will bring together key stakeholders to discuss European health policy
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World Mental Health Day: Access to Services - Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies

#MentalHealth #Events #Policy
September 26, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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At this year’s ECMH, Mental Health Europe Director Kadri Soova opened the event yesterday with a clear message: change is possible - but only if we act together.

#MentalHealthRights #EU4Health #WorldSuicidePreventionDay #ECMH25
September 11, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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@eurofound.europa.eu new report provides data on mental health across the EU

It remains clear, better community and rights based care is crucial to European's mental health

We've been calling for a European Mental Health Strategy, this data reinforces the need for one

Full report: bit.ly/4pd3rD9
September 9, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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📅 What's coming up next week?

💬 European Conference on Mental Health - with Mental Health Europe Director Kadri Soova taking part
⌛ Deadline: input to the public consultation on the new Action Plan for the European Pillar of Social Rights
📣 State of the European Union Address
What's coming up next week? European Conference on Mental Health, speaking Kadri Soova, Director Mental Health Europe, Antwerp, September 10 to 12 Deadline for input to the public consultation on the new Action Plan for the European Pillar of Social Rights September 10 State of the European Union Address Brussels September 10
September 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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👉 Europe must not follow this path!

Instead, Europe can pave a better way - by investing in housing, care, dignity, and inclusion. To truly end poverty and homelessness, mental health must be at the heart of EU anti-poverty and housing strategy

#MentalHealth #Rights
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these policies push society’s most vulnerable - the real victims of a society that has failed them - further to the margins Let’s face it, this approach does not work But we know what does: Housing First, community-based mental health support, Harm reduction and rights-based care, and Inclusion Europe can PAVE A better way. By protecting the human rights of all people, and Investing in care, housing, and solidarity Find out how The European Union is currently developing an Anti-Poverty Strategy (APS) with a focus on housing. To truly end poverty and homelessness, this strategy must put mental health at its core. Because dignity, housing, and mental well-being go hand in hand.
August 21, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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🚨 Trump’s new exec order expands forced institutionalisation, criminalises homelessness, and rejects proven harm reduction and Housing First approaches

This isn’t safety, it’s punishment

The real danger is how such policies reinforce stigma, deepen marginalisation, and strip people of their rights
Trump is punishing Homelessness and Mental Distress In July 2025, President Trump continued his assault on basic human rights. This time, Trump targeted people affected by homelessness and mental distress by signing an executive order that: Expands forced institutionalisation, Criminalises homelessness, and Rejects harm reduction and Housing First Instead of addressing structural issues, Trump frames people experiencing poverty, homelessness, or mental health ISSUES as a danger - not as human beings. HOMELESSNESS IS NOT A CRIME The real danger to society is the political choice to: gut social programs, punish rather than care, and reinforce stigma MENTAL HEALTH IS NOT A CRIME
August 21, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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📣 The EU Commission is not withdrawing the Horizontal Equal Treatment Directive. Now it’s time for Member States to act.

🗨️ “Equality and mental health are inseparable, protecting one reinforces the other.” – Kadri Soova

🔗 Read our full reaction: bit.ly/44W7wUu
July 31, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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📝 Mental Health Europe welcomes the Council Conclusions on youth mental health in the digital era but calls for stronger community support & regulation of harmful design.

Mental health is a right, online & offline.

🔗 bit.ly/4lpppjP
June 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Did you know your workplace profoundly impacts mental well-being? As #EuropeanMentalHealthWeek continues, we're focusing on the link between healthy working conditions & a thriving mental state. The European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) recognises fair work as a fundamental right (Chapter II).
May 23, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Day five of #EuropeanMentalHealthWeek continues our focus on "Care for mental health, invest in social rights"! We have an incredible line-up of events for tomorrow (23 May) and throughout the weekend to finish:
May 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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The world we live in is full of uncertainty. Financial pressures, social isolation, insecurities put pressure on all of us. We are calling for a different approach: "Lighten the Load". #EuropeanMentalHealthWeek
May 22, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Day four of #EuropeanMentalHealthWeek is PACKED! Here are the events happening tomorrow, Thursday 22 May:
May 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Co-chairs of the Mental Health Intergroup, MEP Maria Walsh, MEP Tilly Metz, MEP Alex Saliba, and MEP Jana Toom, joined by MEP Mark Angel, led vital discussions on social policies, vulnerable people, and the European Pillar of Social Rights.
May 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Yesterday's #EuropeanMentalHealthWeek event at the European Parliament was a powerful discussion on "Care for Mental Health, Invest in Social Rights"! 💡
May 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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On day two of #EuropeanMentalHealthWeek, we highlight a critical issue: inequalities and discrimination have a significant effect on mental health. The European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) is crucial to address these issues for a healthier Europe.
May 20, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Welcome to European Mental Health Week! The theme this year is: "Care for mental health, invest in social rights." Today, we explore the crucial role of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) in building mentally healthy societies. #EuropeanMentalHealthWeek
May 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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European Mental Health Week 2025 starts in a few hours! Join 2 insightful events tomorrow:

Free webinar (10:00 CEST) on mental health and homelessness: bit.ly/4mhMaaF

In Brasov, Romania, multiple events this week on supporting vulnerable mental health: bit.ly/3SHGWao

#EuropeanMentalHealthWeek
May 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Promoting good mental health yields significant returns that go far beyond individual and collective well-being. Stronger mental health directly contributes to increased productivity, a more engaged and innovative workforce, and sustainable overall economic growth across the EU.
May 18, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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European Mental Health Week (May 19-25) kicks off tomorrow! Let's shift our perspective: investing in mental health isn't just a social and human rights imperative – it's also a smart economic move for resilient societies. #EuropeanMentalHealthWeek
May 18, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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For 40 years, @MentalHealthEU has called for a crucial shift towards a psychosocial understanding. Our mental health is deeply intertwined with social, economic, & environmental conditions. Focusing solely on medical treatments can overshadow root causes like inequality & lack of support.
May 17, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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European Mental Health Week (May 19-25): "Care for mental health, invest in social rights." It's crucial to reflect on how we understand mental health.
May 17, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Last Call! Submit your event for European Mental Health Week 2025 ⏰

Share yours by May 9: bit.ly/3RSuTac

See who's involved and the calendar: bit.ly/4jDDXvH

#MentalHealthEurope #EuropeanMentalHealthWeek
May 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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👋 A personal hello from Mental Health Europe’s new Director - Kadri Soova

Grateful to join a community committed to mental health, rights & inclusion. I’ll be listening, learning & connecting in the months ahead.

Let’s move forward- together! 💚
May 5, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Our director @marinettic.bsky.social is at a @euractiv.com event on youth mental health "Advancing youth mental wellbeing - How can the EU promote and safeguard it?"

The mental health of young people isn’t just about today - it shapes our future.
April 8, 2025 at 10:58 AM