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JA MENTOR Consortium Forum 2025: Collecting Knowledge Across Europe
On 9–10 October 2025, partners and stakeholders of the EU4Health Joint Action Mental Health Together (JA MENTOR) gathered in Warsaw, Poland, for the project’s first Consortium Forum, hosted by the National Health Fund (NFZ). The two-day event, held under the theme “Collecting Knowledge Across Europe,” marked an important milestone at the close of the project’s first year — a time to reflect on progress, exchange insights, and plan the next phase of joint action to promote mental health equity across Europe. Day 1 – Learning, Sharing, and Co-Creating Their messages collectively underscored a shared conviction: mental health is everyone’s responsibility, and collaborative learning is fundamental to progress. Throughout the first…
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Joint Action Mental Health Together – MENTOR Consortium Forum 2025
We are pleased to announce that the MENTOR Consortium Forum 2025 will take place on 9–10 October 2025 in Warsaw, Poland, at the headquarters of the National Health Fund This forum marks an important milestone, as it brings the consortium together one year after the launch of the Joint Action Mental Health Together project. Over two days, partners, experts, and stakeholders from across Europe will gather to share progress, exchange experiences, and explore innovative approaches to improving mental health policies and services. The agenda includes interactive workshops, learning labs, synergy sessions, and roundtable discussions, covering key themes such as: Communication, dissemination, and sustainability of project outcomes The MENTOR Forum…
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EU4Health Joint Action MENTOR Celebrates First Anniversary
On 1 September 2025, the EU4Health-funded Joint Action MENTOR reached its first anniversary. The project started only a year ago, but it has already grown into a broad network working across Europe to strengthen mental health and well-being — an area of public health that is more important than ever. During the first year, MENTOR partners from over 20 countries have been busy turning plans into action. Several early deliverables have been completed, and activities are now running at full speed across the project’s six Work Packages. The results are already visible: first sets of reports, policy recommendations, and examples of innovative practice are emerging to support stronger and fairer…
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JA MENTOR project at the WHO High-Level Conference on Mental Health in All Policies
Last week, members of the WP5 team working on Task 5.4, led by Maria Luisa Scatoni, showcased a poster detailing their activities within the JA MENTOR project at the WHO High-Level Conference on Mental Health in All Policies. The conference, co-hosted by WHO/Europe and the Ministry of Health of France, took place in Paris on 16–17 June 2025. Below we present the content of the poster prepared by the team working on the task. The poster, which focused on the Integrated Care Pathway for individuals with mental health conditions, garnered significant interest and attention from attendees. The Personal Health Budget (PHB) The PHB is an innovative methodology in which health…
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Exciting News from the JA MENTOR Project Team!
🌟 Exciting News from the JA MENTOR Project Team! 🌟🚀 Advancing Youth Well-being Through Research & Collaboration! 🌟 A huge congratulations to Chiara Ciacchella, Barbara Collacchi, and Francesca Cirulli from the JA MENTOR WP5 Italian team for their insightful publication in the International Journal of Social Psychiatry: 📄 “Impact of structured physical activity on youth’s mental health: A review of umbrella reviews”Authors: Ciacchella C, Collacchi B, Fiorillo A, Sampogna G, Cirulli FDOI: 10.1177/00207640251342425 Their review synthesizes evidence on the positive impacts of structured physical activity (PA) – including exercise, sports, and dance – on youth mental health. It highlights promising outcomes in reducing depressive and anxiety symptoms, improving self-esteem, and…
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Strategic Guidelines: Designing the Health Budget with a Person-Centred Approach
As part of Work Package 5, Task 5.4, we present guidelines that have been developed in Italy.
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Workshops on best practice models for PLE participation in Europe
The workshops will provide an overview of current approaches to People with Lived Experience (PLE)-participation in mental health care, involving experts from the field. There will be an opportunity to discuss the approaches, to reflect on the situation in your country and to identify further learning and action needs. According to your interests and needs, we will plan additional national or international workshops in the future to delve deeper into the topic. Below you will find detailed descriptions of the individual workshops. The workshops are intended for the MENTOR network, people with lived experiences, relatives and professionals in policy and health care. It is not necessary to be part of the mentor…
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Synergies in Rome
On 28 and 29 October, the Executive Agency HaDEA, the Joint Action on increasing Capacity building for National Focal Points – JA NFP4Health, the Partnership for Transforming Health Care Systems – THCS under Horizon Europe, the Joint Action on cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and diabetes – JACARDI and the Horizon Europe Health National Contact Points HNN3.0 Network, organized the Showcase event “Synergies for integrated care” in Rome. The initiative aimed to deepen the strategic vision of the theme of integrated care, the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and mental health. In addition, the theme of synergies and “transfer from policies to practice” was focused through an interactive approach in parallel sessions.…
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MENTOR Project Kick-Off Conference in Riga Brings Together European Leaders, to Advance Mental Health Initiatives Across the EU
Riga, Latvia – October 7-8, 2024 — The Joint Action on Mental Health Together (JA MENTOR) officially launched, with a successful Kick-Off Conference in Riga, Latvia, attended by representatives from 43 partner organizations from 20 countries, hosted by the Latvian National Centre of Mental Health. JA MENTOR is part of the EU4Health programme and will run for 36 months. The project follows the EU Communication on a Comprehensive Approach to Mental Health and aims to promote the Mental Health in All Policies approach. MENTOR seeks to reduce the burden of mental ill-health and promote good mental health and well-being, planning activities addressed both to the general population and to people…