Mental Health Europe

04/05/2026

Mental health is not just about individuals -
it’s about connection.

Across Europe, more and more people are experiencing stress, isolation, and loneliness. But mental health is shaped by the spaces we live in, the relationships we have, and whether we feel we belong.

👉 Community matters
👉 Connection matters
👉 Prevention starts here

We need to invest in environments that bring people together - not push them apart.

Because mental health grows through connection 💚

Stronger Together, we can build communities where everyone feels supported.

01/05/2026

We said Stronger Together… we didn’t say empty-handed 😏

🎒 Tote bags: packed
🚄 Destination: Brussels-Strasbourg and back again
👀 You: trying to get one

👉 Come find us at EMHW events next week (if you’re quick…)

30/04/2026

🌍 Final events. Final call.

European Mental Health Week 2026 is almost here 💚

This last batch of events brings it all together — from resilience in Ukraine to youth mental health in the digital age, from breaking stigma to finding connection through community, movement, and creativity.

✨ Walks, workshops, conversations, and shared moments
✨ Different voices, different experiences
👉 One shared goal: making mental health a priority for all

Because mental health isn’t one issue — it’s shaped by how we live, connect, and support each other.

💚 Stronger Together, we show up — for ourselves and for one another.

📅 Find your event: [link in bio]

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28/04/2026

🌍 More events. More voices. One message.

European Mental Health Week 2026 is in full swing 💚

Across Europe and beyond, partners are bringing Stronger Together to life — through workshops, discussions, creative actions and more.

✨ Different formats. Different communities.
🤝 One shared goal: making mental health a priority for all.

📅 Find your event & join in: [link in bio]

21/04/2026

🌍 The EMHW 2026 programme is LIVE! 🟢

Over 40 events across 20+ locations are bringing Stronger Together to life — from community initiatives to workshops, discussions, and more.

This first wave showcases the energy and diversity of partners across Europe working to make mental health a shared priority 💚

📅 Find an event near you: link in bio

✨ More events to come (and a special MHE announcement on Thursday 👀)

26/03/2026

Understanding your rights in mental health care is essential. Yet even today, they often remain overlooked.

Mental Health Europe’s Short Guide series aims to make key mental health rights clearer and more accessible to all.

Our latest guide focuses on informed consent: a fundamental principle that ensures care is based on choice, understanding, and respect for human rights.

It also raises an important question: what do we really mean by informed consent in practice?

This short guide provides a clear and accessible overview to support individuals, practitioners, and stakeholders in better understanding this essential right.

🔗 Read the full guide here: https://www.mentalhealtheurope.org/library/short-guide-informed-consent-to-treatment-for-mental-health-problems/

*If you find this resource useful, we encourage you to share it within your networks to help strengthen awareness of mental health rights.

23/03/2026

Looking to run the Brussels 20km for a good cause?

Look no further - Run for Mental Health is back for 2026!

Join us in running toward a better future for mental health and social rights on Sunday May 31st 💚

Register now 👇

https://www.mentalhealtheurope.org/run-for-mental-health-2026/

14/03/2026

Ready? Run for Mental Health is back for 2026!

Join the team in running the Brussels 20km on May 31st

Register now 👇
https://www.mentalhealtheurope.org/run-for-mental-health-2026/

12/03/2026

Stronger Together: Prioritise Mental Health in a Changing Europe

This year’s European Mental Health Week (4–8 May 2026) focuses on hope, connection, and collective resilience. Mental health is shaped by our environments, and we are stronger when we respond together through community, solidarity, and inclusive policies.

Find out how you can get involved today! 👇
- Join or sponsor the Run for Mental Health team
- Participate in or organise events (panel discussions, workshops, exhibitions).
- Engage on social media to raise awareness and shift narratives away from stigma.

Deadline for event submissions: Friday 10 April, 4:00PM CEST.

Let’s build a Europe where mental health is a priority for all!
https://www.mentalhealtheurope.org/european-mental-health-week-2026/

03/03/2026

⚖️ As Europe prepares its renewed Gender Equality Strategy ahead of International Women’s Day, one issue cannot stay separate: mental health.

We may believe in equality, but equality doesn’t mean everyone starts from the same place nor has the same opportunities. Gender, life experiences and social conditions shape wellbeing. Policy needs to recognise that reality.

Our new report, Rethink to Rebuild, shows that decisions on housing, care, poverty, work and equality policies directly shape people’s wellbeing. When these areas are addressed in silos, inequalities persist, and mental health gaps widen.

“Mental health policy cannot be separated from social policy.”

🧩 This is a moment for the EU to connect the dots.

A gender-just approach to mental health is not an add-on to equality policy — it is essential to making it work.

Read our report now (available in: EN, DA, FR, DE, IT, ES, LV, and NO): https://www.mentalhealtheurope.org/report-rethink-to-rebuild-towards-rights-based-and-gender-just-mental-health-systems-in-europe/

Ugne Grigaite

Rethink to Rebuild: Towards Rights-Based and Gender-Just Mental Health Systems in Europe Mental Health Europe’s latest report, Rethink to Rebuild: Towards Rights-Based and Gender-Just Mental Health Systems in Europe, takes a deep […]