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The MEP Alliance for Mental Health (established in 2009 as the European Parliament Interest Group on Mental Health, Wellbeing and Brain Disorders) aims to bring together MEPs and relevant stakeholders advocate the development of sound EU policies which contribute to the prevention of mental ill health and ensure appropriate and high quality services and person-centred care, empowering those affected. The Group meets 2-3 times a year; these meetings provide an opportunity to underline the need for EU-level activities to take the field of mental health into account in a variety of areas and plan advocacy activities. The secretariat for this Group is being provided by GAMIAN-Europe.

GAMIAN-Europe 2025 Highlights: Driving Change in Mental and Brain Health Across Europe

In 2025, GAMIAN-Europe delivered a wide-ranging programme of initiatives aimed at strengthening mental and brain health advocacy, improving access to care, and ensuring that people with lived experience remain central to policy, research, and service design across Europe. Setting the Agenda During Brain Awareness Week 2025 GAMIAN-Europe opened the year with Brain Awareness Week (BAW) 2025, focusing on empowering people with lived experience to take an active role in mental and brain health...

GAMIAN-Europe Calls for Stronger Recognition of Families and Caregivers at European Parliament Brain Health Event

Brussels, European Parliament – GAMIAN-Europe was represented at a high-level European Parliament meeting on brain and mental health policy. President Péter Kéri delivered a powerful intervention rooted in lived experience and the often invisible realities faced by families when mental illness enters their lives. The event, “Headway – A New Roadmap in Brain Health: Focus Mental Health”. It was hosted by MEP Tomáš Zdechovský (EPP, Czechia), Member of the...

GAMIAN-Europe Launches New Report on Patient-centred Solutions to Addressing Unmet, Complex and Multiple Mental Health Needs Project

On 10 December, we launched our new report on the 'Patient-centred Solutions to Addressing Unmet, Complex, and Multiple Mental Health Needs' Project. The launch took place on Human Rights Day, reinforcing the message that access to appropriate mental health care is a fundamental human right. The report brings together lived experience, clinical insight, and research evidence. It highlights where mental health systems across Europe continue to fall short....

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