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🧠 This #EuropeanMentalHealthWeek, mental health needs #Progressive solutions for real change that put people and communities at their core. Find out more about how we can create an EU that prioritises #MentalHealth for all.  📕 https://lnkd.in/eZZ8yy7N   This year, the theme centres on “Stronger together: Prioritise mental health in a changing Europe”, highlighting that, even in times of change, our greatest strength lies in community. 🫶   Across Europe, rising rates of anxiety, depression, behavioural addictions or the risk of suicide – particularly among young people – reveal the urgent need for systemic solutions. But tackling mental health issues cannot be one size fits all.   The policy brief and recommendations "Healthy minds, stronger Europe" draw on evidence, best practices and the inputs from experts representing a variety of fields, and they propose a progressive policy framework in support of a comprehensive EU strategy on mental health that addresses all the most relevant stressors and takes a holistic view of the most relevant factors influencing the mental health of Europeans, looking especially at mental health in the workplace, associated with #Digital technologies and addictive behaviour.   🇪🇺 What can the EU do? While mental health policy remains primarily a national competence within Member States, there is a growing recognition of the EU's role in supporting, coordinating and promoting best practices. 👉 Collect data on mental health trends 👉 Monitor the implementation of mental-health-related policies to help reduce disparities 👉 Ensure progress is both equitable and measurable with regard to targets agreed at the EU level   Read the recommendations 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eZZ8yy7N Written by Sara Bojarczuk, Assistant Professor, University of Warsaw; Aida Bikic, Professor, PhD, psychologist, University of Southern Denmark; Jana Michailidu, Assistant Professor, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague; and Tomas PetricekÍČEK, the work was shaped alongside a dedicated group of experts. 🤝 By FEPS in collaboration with Progressive Analytical Centre & IRAP - Institute for Rational Addiction Policies Mental Health Europe #EuropeanMentalHealthWeek

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