The European Pact for Mental The European Pact for Mental Health and Well-beingHealth and Well-being

Jürgen ScheftleinSANCO.C.4 – Health Determinants

European Commission

Berlin, October 10th, 2009

Five themes and conferencesFive themes and conferences

Mental Health of Children and Young PeopleStockholm, SE-Presidency, 28-29.09.2009Prevention of Depression and SuicideBudapest, SE-Presidency, 10-11.12.2009Mental Health of Older PeopleMadrid / Toledo, ES-Presidency, 21-22.09.2009Combating Stigma and Social ExclusionLisbon, EY against poverty and social exclusion, autumn 2010Mental Health in Workplace SettingsBerlin, 7-8.11.2009

European Mental Health Compass

Good Practices

Implementation

Reports

Key Messages and declarations

Stockholm Stockholm Promotion of Mental Health and Well-Promotion of Mental Health and Well-being of Children and Young Peoplebeing of Children and Young People

Need to put more focus on well-being rather than only educational attainmentDiscussions on five themes:

Parenting – Parents should be able to get support;Health services to play key role in promotion and prevention – universal and targeted community based services;Communities to embrace the concept of healthy communities;New Media – creation of advisory mechanisms and partnerships with industry to manage challenges and opportunities;Schools to realise a cultural shift to view good and mentally healthy setting as in line with educational goals.

Next steps – contributions of Next steps – contributions of ProMenPolProMenPol

Communicating outcomes of Stockholm;Thematic conferences Budapest, Madrid and others.

Input fromProMenPol needed: ProMenPol designed as a policy supporting research project, ProMenPol interest in visibilityFor each thematic conference addressing a theme covered by ProMenPol there should be a paper, a toolkit-list and an export of toolkits into the EU Mental Health Compass.