Organised by the European Psychiatric Association and under the motto “Social Cohesion, a Common Goal for Psychiatry” the 31st European Congress of Psychiatry Congress took place on 25-28 March in Paris. GAMIAN-Europe was there! GAMIAN-Europe organised a joint...

From March 13th-19th is Brain Awareness Week. For this year's edition, GAMIAN-Europe decided to take a look at some Top Tips for Brain Health in the form of a concise guide The guide focuses on three of the six internationally recognised pillars of brain health. They...

With the European Commission's announcement of an initiative towards mental health, called a comprehensive approach to mental health, and their subsequent call for evidence around this, GAMIAN-Europe and it's members decided to write a feedback paper laying out what...

The co-chairs of the Coalition for Mental Health and Wellbeing and the MEP Alliance for Mental Health would like to warmly invite you to participate in our joint meeting, addressing the European Commission’s current efforts to develop a ‘comprehensive approach to...

For World Cancer Day 2023, GAMIAN-Europe, in collaboration with the European Cancer Patient Coalition (ECPC) released our testimonial video and comprehensive report on the comorbidity of cancer and depression. This project is the fruit of a survey and two in-depth...

Under the motto “Social Cohesion, a Common Goal for Psychiatry” the 31st European Congress of Psychiatry Congress will take place this year on 25-28 March. This event, organised by the European Psychiatric Association is gathering international experts in Paris to...

As part of the pan-European Mental Health Coalition, GAMIAN-Europe’s president Péter Kéri is travelling to Ankara to represent mental health patients during the second WHO meeting to be held on 23-24th November. Challenges, goals, and actions to improve mental health...

On 11-13 November, the Federation of Young European Greens (FYEG) organised a three-day event in Brussels to talk about mental health and raise awareness about the need of integrating mental health into policy areas beyond health care. The event had the participation...

Today, on the occasion of the Czech EU Presidency conference entitled ‘Resilient Mental Health in the EU’, GAMIAN-Europe - representing patients - has come forward with a blueprint for a future comprehensive EU Mental Health Strategy. Speaking at the conference,...

On the 25th of October, GAMIAN-Europe and the MEP Alliance for Mental Health co-hosted a meeting to capitalise on the current EU-level momentum with respect to mental health. Two important developments have given rise to this momentum. The first relates to Commission...

Today is #Worldmentalhealthday2022. We are using this day as a call to action for policy-makers and change-makers all over the European Union in calling for a European year dedicated to #mentalhealth as well as a comprehensive EU-level strategy for mental health....

On the 29th of September, GAMIAN-Europe held its Board Meeting and a new president Péter Kéri was elected. Alongside working for GAMIAN-Europe, he helps run the Awakenings Foundation in Hungary. Who is Our New President?  Péter Kéri was born in Budapest and graduated...

Over the last few months we have been receiving artwork from our member organisations around the globe and finally we can share their work with you. Initially we had three juries choose one of three pieces for each artist and then finally assign points to the chosen...

“"We should take much better care of our, friends, partners and beloved ones”. These were the words stated yesterday at the at the State of the European Union (SOTEU) by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in regarding the EU putting forward a new initiative for...

The stigma surrounding suicide, especially for young males is rampant, statistics have shown that 80% of suicides in Europe between the ages of 15-34 are male. GAMIAN-Europe has decided to address this topic and launch a campaign, titled #BreakingSuicideStigma,...