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NGO committed to improving the care and welfare for people with mental ill health since 1992. Learn more about EUFAMI and our work: www.eufami.org

EUFAMI is an international NGO based in Belgium committed to improving the care for and welfare of people with mental ill health. Our mission is to represent at the European level all family members of persons that are affected by mental ill health and to protect their rights and interests. We would like to see family carers acknowledged on an equal footing with professional staff and mental health care services in the community should be adequate to enable family members of people with mental ill health to choose whether to become informal caregivers. EUFAMI has a number of programmes that support people that are affected by severe mental ill health and the organisations representing them across Europe. We enable our member organisations to act jointly at a European level, combining our efforts and sharing experience with each other.

12/10/2026

On 14 October, Emmanuelle Rémond, Director of EUFAMI and President of Unafam, will represent the voice of families at the European Parliament in Brussels, during the conference “A United Europe for Psychiatry: From Research to Care.”
🔬 As precision psychiatry advances, it is essential that scientific progress translates into meaningful improvements in the lives of people affected by mental health conditions and their families.
👥 Families and carers bring invaluable lived experience and insights into the realities of care. Their perspectives must be heard and meaningfully included in research priorities, policy development and decisions about the future of mental healthcare.
At EUFAMI, we believe that the voices of families must be part of shaping the future of psychiatry, from research to care.

🔗 Learn more about the conference:
https://lnkd.in/gNBP2fsm

11/10/2026

📕 How do you explain complex conditions like schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, or ADHD to a child? This is the crucial gap that 's own President, Åsa Konradsson-Geuken, and her colleague Klas Kullander from Uppsala University, have filled with their incredible book, "When the Brain Gets Sick."

This vital resource is designed to help children understand brain diseases, reducing stigma and fostering empathy from a young age.

🎉 We are delighted to share that it has become a massive hit at the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) Congress, resonating with educators, and healthcare professionals alike.

If you want your own copy, come and find us at booth B0.28 before it's sold out!

And if you're lucky, you might just get a copy signed by the author herself! ✍️

11/10/2026

We're in the thick of Day 2 at the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) congress exhibition in Munich, Germany!!!
The conversations at the booth have been non-stop, focusing on the critical role of family-supported recovery and patient-centric care.
The day is far from over! If you're navigating the halls at the ICM today, make sure to stop by at booth B0.28.

See you soon! 👋

10/10/2026

Today, on , EUFAMI calls for a simple but essential change: moving from listening to lived experience to acting on it.

People living with mental ill health, their families and family carers have knowledge, insights and experiences that must help shape mental health policies, services and decisions.

Yet too often, their voices are heard without being meaningfully involved in the decisions that affect their lives.

We need more than a seat at the table. We need a voice in shaping the table itself.

That means:

✔️ Meaningful participation: involving people with lived experience and family carers in the design, delivery and evaluation of mental health services.

✔️ Recognition and support: acknowledging the vital role of family carers and ensuring their own needs and well-being are not overlooked.

✔️ Person-centred, community-based care: protecting dignity, rights and choice, while ensuring access to appropriate support for individuals and families.

At EUFAMI, we believe that mental health care must be developed with people and families, not simply for them. Lived experience should be turned into meaningful participation, and participation into lasting change.

10/10/2026

The EUFAMI team is on the ground at the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) Congress in Munich, Germany, right at the heart of the conversation on mental health!

If you're at the congress, please come and find us at Booth B0.28. Dimitra Stefanopoulos and John Saunders are here to discuss how we can collaborate to improve the lives of people affected by mental illness and their families, and how we can bridge the gap between science, care, and lived experience.

Don't be a stranger! See you there!

01/07/2026

🌟 EUFAMI Newsletter Vol. XV is here! 🌟

We’re excited to share the latest edition of our newsletter, packed with important updates, inspiring stories, and impactful actions from across our network.

In this volume, you'll find:
✔️ Highlights from recent advocacy efforts
✔️ Upcoming events you won't want to miss
✔️ Updates on ongoing EU projects
✔️ News from our member organisations

📬 Read the full newsletter here 👉 https://bit.ly/4bkfnO9

09/06/2026

📰 We have now published our Annual Report 2025, detailing our organisation’s work and the efforts of our members over the past year.
The report outlines EUFAMI’s 2025 programmes, and also covers partnerships with European institutions to push for better mental health policies and fight stigma.
📎 A major part of the report focuses on EUFAMI’s member associations and their contributions. From peer support groups to training workshops, members have worked hard to improve mental health care in their communities.
🗞️ EUFAMI’s 2025 Annual Report reflects the organisation’s continued commitment to strengthening mental health support across Europe.

The full report can be found here 👉 http://bit.ly/4uZjSpl

29/05/2026

We hear a lot about mental health from doctors, therapists, and advocates on the outside looking in. But Laurent Lefebvre, member of , and a person with lived-experience, speaks from the heart.
After years battling schizophrenia, Laurent now stands transformed on the other. He doesn’t just describe the illness. He describes getting through it from within. The small victories. The strange lucid moments in the fog. The slow, unglamorous work of rebuilding trust in his own mind. And now he speaks about schizophrenia differently, not as a life sentence, but as a journey he completed from the inside out.
We thank Laurent for trusting us with his story.

29/05/2026

It was a privilege to hear Urs Wursch, former President of , speak at the EUFAMI & Joint Forum. IN his presentation, “Childhood Under Pressure – Young Relatives,” Urs spoke from the heart, cut through the clinical noise and landed on a truth we often overlook: Mental illness doesn’t just affect the diagnosed, but it rewires the childhood of everyone under the same roof.

Urs highlighted a powerful, uncomfortable reality:
🔹 Young relatives often grow up faster. Not by choice, but by necessity
🔹 They are the “silent second patients” – rarely asked how they are coping.
🔹 The lack of family-inclusive support systems means these children face higher risks of anxiety, depression, and their own complex trauma.

But the message wasn’t one of despair. It was a call to action.

✔️Age-appropriate psychoeducation for young carers
✔️Respite that isn’t an afterthought
✔️Peer support specifically for siblings and children

Recovery isn’t an individual sport. It’s a family ecosystem. And if we want to break intergenerational cycles of mental distress, we start by seeing, and supporting, the child in the corner who loves their parent but fears their illness.

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29/05/2026

We are pleased to welcome the French delegation from to the joint / Forum in Baden-Baden, Germany where they are presenting an overview of the important initiatives supporting families affected by mental ill health.
Their presentation highlights the wide range of actions Unafam undertakes in France and across Europe to strengthen family carer advocacy, promote inclusion, and ensure that the voices of families are heard in mental health policy and service development.

A sincere thank you to our colleagues from UNAFAM for sharing their expertise and commitment to empowering families.

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