Implementation of the Pact
• The European Pact on Mental Health and Well-Being is now entering its implementation phase, in which stakeholders and policy makers in each of the 5 priority areas are encouraged in action towards promoting mental health and well-being and preventing mental disorders. This process will continue through 2009 and 2010.
• The Pact will be implemented through a series of Five Thematic Conferences in each of the five priority areas. These conferences will be hosted by Member States in partnership with EC bodies and other stakeholders. In at least two cases these events will be linked to European Presidencies.
- 29-30th Sept 2009.– Mental Health in Youth and Education. – Stockholm, Sweden.
- 10-11th Dec 2009. – Prevention of Depression and Suicide. – Budapest, Hungary.
- 1st Semester 2011. – Mental Health in Workplace Settings. – Berlin, Germany.
- 19st -20nd April 2010. – Mental Health in Older People- Madrid, Spain.
- November 2011. – Combating Stigma and Social Exclusion. – Lisbon, Portugal.
• As preparation for each conference an Implementation Framework will be developed by lead experts in each area. Stakeholders will also have the opportunity to engage with the process by gathering examples of action and forming proposed recommendations.
• In addition it is hoped that stakeholders organising events linked to the five areas will capitalise on the momentum created, using these events to raise awareness of the Pact and activities underway in the implementation framework and to assist with building capacity and mobilising support for the Pact.
• The outcomes of the conferences will be disseminated widely. They will also be used in several ways, although the precise modalities of this use still need to be defined.
GUIDELINES FOR PACT DISSEMINATION :
Please find below recommendations and materials designed to facilitate dissemination of the European Pact on Mental Health and Well-being at the local level. We encourage you to raise awareness of this initiative and forthcoming events in your region, through local networks and in your field or specialisation nationally.
- Arrange for a professional translation of the Pact into your own language.
- Include information about the Pact and the implementation process in your own power point presentations to colleagues. To facilitate this please feel free to
download and use our slides with useful information. - Add a banner and link to the EC web page in your own web
- Distribute information about the Pact in your meetings and local events. To facilitate please feel free to download, print and distribute our summary documents:
1. European Pact on Mental Health and Well being, 2. Pact Implementation Process, 3. Pact Implementation Process: Youth and Education Priority Area - Join our Newsletter distribution list (Please send an email with your address to: EC-MentalHealthProcess@gencat.cat
- Encourage your institution to prepare a statement of support to the Pact
Mental Health and the consultation process for the European Commission, DG SANCO.
The Consortium is lead by the Department of Health, Government of Catalonia, and in collaboration with STAKES, the London School of Economics
and the Scottish Development Centre for Mental Health.