High-level online seminar “The future of mental health, rights, and recovery in Europe”
To celebrate World Mental Health Day 2020, Mental Health Europe (MHE) held a high-level event to discuss European and national developments in the sector. The event provided an insight on the actions needed to implement change and protect the rights of persons with psychosocial disabilities in the future.
Thank you to all participants, speakers & pannelists of today’s #EUMentalHealth event.
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— Mental Health Europe (@MHESME) October 2, 2020
Speakers
Meet some of our confirmed speakers
Helena Dalli
EU Commissioner for Equality
Hans Kluge
WHO Regional Director for Europe
Katarina Ivanković Knežević
Director for Social Affairs, DG EMPL, European Commission
John Ryan
Director for Public Health, country knowledge, crisis management, DG SANTE, European Commission
Maria Walsh
Member of the European Parliament, EPP, Ireland
Francesca Colombo
Head of the Health Division at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Karolien Weemaes
Federal Public Health Service (Mental Health Care Reforms), Belgium
Veli-Mikko Niemi
Director General from the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland
Martin Rogan
CEO, Mental Health Ireland
Alviina Alametsä
Member of the European Parliament, Greens/EFA, Finland
Agenda
Programme overview
09:15-09:30
Opening and technical information – Tamsin Rose, Conference moderator
09:30-09:40
Welcome – Jan Berndsen, MHE President
09:40-09:50
Opening remarks – Paul De Bock, Head of Department Psychosocial Healthcare, Federal Public Health Service
09:50-10:05
Keynote – Helena Dalli, EU Commissioner for Equality
10:05-10:20
Keynote – Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe
10:20-11:10
Panel I: Future policies and smart investments for mental health and its determinants and psychosocial disabilities
- Katarina Ivanković Knežević, Director for Social Affairs, DG EMPL
- John F. Ryan, Director for Public Health, country knowledge, crisis management, DG SANTE, European Commission
- Maria Walsh, Member of the European Parliament
- Francesca Colombo, Head of the Health Division at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Q&A
11:10-11:25
Coffee break
11:25-12:15
Panel II: How to implement strategies and achieve change
- Karolien Weemaes, Federal Public Health Service (Mental Health Care Reforms), Belgium
- Veli-Mikko Niemi, Director General from the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland
- Martin Rogan, CEO, Mental Health Ireland
Q&A
12:15-12:25
Concluding remarks – Alviina Alametsä, Member of the European Parliament
12:25-12:30
Closing – Mental Health Europe
Get in touch
Questions about registration or participation?
If you have any other questions about the event, please contact Jennifer Oroilidis at Mental Health Europe via Jennifer.Oroilidis@mentalhealtheurope.org.
The work of Mental Health Europe is supported by the European Commission through the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme.
The work of Mental Health Europe is supported in part by a grant from the Foundations Open Society Institute in cooperation with the Public Health Program of the Open Society Foundations.
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