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GAMIAN-Europe booth at EPA Congress 2022!
GAMIAN-Europe virtual booth on display at the 30th EPA CongressWe are pleased to announce that we will be holding a virtual booth at the EPA Congress that will be held from 4-7 June 2022.This year's congress will explore the theme of "Linking Clinical...
COVID-19 Survey II Report
Our first COVID-19 survey highlighted the pandemic's impact on mental health for people with a pre-existing mental health condition. Since then we took the initiative to see what is happening post-COVID-19; whether patient needs are being met, how mental health...
Patient Involvement in Brain Health Event: Safeguarding the Future of Brain Health for Patients
In recent months, discussions on brain health have much focused on how to bring brain research and brain health on the European agenda. Patient organisations have also been very active in bringing their views to the discussion. However, we increasingly find that in...
Brain Awareness Week: New Video Release!
What does brain health mean to you? What is the relationship between brain health and mental health? What are the main challenges and what should we prioritise at policy level? For Brain Awareness Week 2022, we asked these questions to our member organisations and to...
Towards a European Parliament report “Mental health in the digital world of work”
On 27 September 2021, the MEP Alliance for Mental Health and the Coalition for Mental Health and Wellbeing took part in a virtual expert meeting aiming at gathering experts' opinions on the issues that should be addressed by a European Parliament Own...
Quality of Life: Release of new booklet and video testimonial!
Quality of Life: Brand-new booklet and video testimonial!It is more important than ever, especially in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, that people with mental health problems are able to maintain good quality of life. For this reason, GAMIAN-Europe...
“Talk about it.” – Quality of Life Blog Series
“Talk about it.” GAMIAN-Europe Quality of Life Blog Series Simone Gynnemo always knew something was wrong. Yet it took decades to hone in on what was causing her mood swings and affecting her quality of life....
World Mental Health Day: MEP Alliance for Mental Health Supporters call for a European Year for Mental Health
“I made a career out of my illness.” – Quality of Life Blog Series
“I made a career out of my illness.” GAMIAN-Europe Quality of Life Blog Series Fanni-Laura Mantyla is upbeat and optimistic. When she speaks, she does so openly about her challenging journey, exuding a sense of positivity that can only leave her listeners with a...
“I was starting a new life.” – Quality of Life Blog Series
“I was starting a new life.” GAMIAN-Europe Quality of Life Blog Series Ricky was in his early 30s when he first got fired from a job. He was often absent and unable to perform his duties, which took a toll on his professional life. He got fired three more times from...
“It made me the person that I am now.” – Quality of Life Blog Series
“It made me the person that I am now.” GAMIAN-Europe Quality of Life Blog Series One of the hardest things Tineke Mollema had to do was to accept she has bipolar disorder. Things had to get worse before they got better — with a hospital admission — to let it fully...
“Don’t let it define you” – Quality of Life Blog Series
'Don't let it define you' GAMIAN-Europe Quality of Life Blog Series As a singer, dancer and writer, Yammie Fishel is an inspiring example of what it means to thrive while coping with a mental health condition. The 28-year-old Belgian was diagnosed with...
Call for stories! Mind@Work Project Press Release
MIND@WORK PROJECT: JOINT PRESS STATEMENT COLLABORATIVE PROJECT INVITES YOUNG ADULTS TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES AND SHAPE HEALTHIER WORK CULTURES OF THE FUTURE 23.6.2021 The Mind@Work Project, a collaborative initiative between young adults, mental health...
Call for services – Organisations working in young people’s mental health
Call for services to host training abroad - providing a knowledge sharing visit and experiential placements with an organisation servicing young people who need mental health supportRichmond Foundation is in the process of setting up a Mental Well-being Center for...
PRESS RELEASE – Making Mental Health Everybody’s Business: MEPs and stakeholders call for a European Year
Press release Brussels, 3 April 2021 In a statement sent today, 40 MEPs and over a 120 concerned individuals and organisations call on the European Commission to designate 2023 as the European Year for...
Release of the COVID-19 Survey Report!
How did the pandemic affect individuals with pre-existing mental health conditions? Our brand-new report gives an overview of the findings for an online survey carried out between September and December 2020 by GAMIAN-Europe; during the first year of the...
GAMIAN-Europe launches a Call to the European Commission to designate 2023 as the European Year for Mental Health!
‘Empowering people affected by mental ill health’
Brain Awareness Week Brand-New Infographic!
Infographic for this year's Brain Awareness WeekBrain science is essential to understanding how we can better help people with mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia. For Brain Awareness Week 2021, we call for more research...
GAMIAN-Europe booth at EPA Congress!
GAMIAN-Europe virtual booth to be featured at the 2021 EPA CongressWe are pleased to announce that we will be holding a virtual booth at the EPA Congress that will be held from 10-13 April 2021.This year's congress will explore the theme of “Personalising...
