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New European project launched to tackle mental health challenges and adapt interventions for vulnerable groups across Europe

International World Suicide Prevention Day is an important time to acknowledge and remember lives that have been sadly lost to suicide. For people who have been bereaved, and for others who are going through challenging times, it is a priority to highlight specialised services, supports, intervention and research projects, such as PROSPERH and MENTUPP, that the UCC School of Public Health and National Suicide Research Foundation are leading with many different agencies, internationally, nationally and locally.  

The MENTBEST Consortium held their third Plenary Meeting in Thessaloniki, Greece on 13-14 May 2024, thanks to the generous hosting of our Greek partner, the South-East European Research Centre.

EU co-funded “EAAD-BEST” project comes to an end and thinks ahead

Workplaces have experienced rapid changes in recent years, driven by digital and green transitions (‘twin transition’) and the COVID-19 pandemic. New ways of working and managing working environments have arisen, and these can affect the physical and mental health of workers in new ways, both positive and negative. Workplaces can be health-promoting environments, but how this can be achieved in practice needs exploration.

MENTBEST will design, deliver and validate proven community-based interventions and innovative technologies to prevent and mitigate the mental health challenges associated with dramatic and rapid change in Europe.

The iFightDepression (iFD) tool is now available in Ukrainian language thanks to an initiative of the European Alliance Against Depression (EAAD).

Implementation of digital interventions for depression worldwide is a project that aims to explore perspectives of health care practitioners from primary care (general practitioners, family doctors and psychologists) toward digital interventions for depression. Practitioners in primary care can act as potential gate keepers of digital interventions and in this way might help to reduce the treatment gap for depression worldwide.

Audio & Cultural Adaptation

The awareness website www.ifightdepression.com is now available in two West African languages, Wolof and Mandinka. The website is aimed at migrants living in Germany from Gambia and Senegal, West Africa. The website offers basic information about depression and points of contact for help in Germany, as well as practical strategies for mental health promotion and self-management.

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www.ifightdepression.com is a brand and initiative of the European Alliance Against Depression (EAAD).

The iFightDepression website and online self-management tool were co-funded by the Health Programme of the European Union.