Against the EPHA Working Group on Mental Health organised in June 2011, EPHA Secretariat prepared an overview of recent developments in the area of policies and initiatives at the global, regional and European level in the field of mental health and related determinants. Below, we present a list of these undertakings; the briefing aims at presenting an analysis of each having a potential to improve population mental health as well as the upcoming opportunities.
EPHA overview of the relevant policies in the field of mental health
In the overview the readers can find information on:
– Declaration of the European Ministerial Conference of the World Health Organization. 2005
– Green Paper on ‘Improving the mental health of the population – towards a strategy on mental health for the European Union’ 2005
– Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, The Council, The European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. Improving quality and productivity at work: Community strategy 2007-2012 on health and safety at work.
– The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Optional Protocol
– WHO Policies and practices for mental health in Europe 2008
– European Mental Health Pact 2008
– WHO Improving Health Systems and Mental Health Policies 2009
– European Parliament Resolution 2009 2008/2209(INI))
– UN resolution 46/119
– Council of the EU proposal for a council recommendation on measures to combat neurodegenerative diseases 2009
– Communication on Alzheimer’s and other dementias (2009) and EP issued own-initiative report in 2010
– Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on monitoring the protection of human rights and dignity of persons with mental disorder. 2009
– Communication from the EC to the EP, the council, the EESC and the committee of Regions: Solidarity in Health: Reducing health inequalities in the EU (COM(2009) 567 final )
– The European Charter of Fundamental Rights
– The UN Charter on the Rights of the Child
– European Disability Strategy 2010-2020
– Eurobarometer 2010
– WHO Europe Impact of economic crises on mental health 2011
– Council conclusions 6th of June on the EU Mental Health Pact
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