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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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    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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    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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    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…