Imhpa: a European Network for Mental Health Promotion and Mental Disorder Prevention is an international network of expert partners in 30 European countries and 7 international networks and professionals who share the aim of supporting the development and implementation of mental health promotion and mental disorder prevention action across Europe. This second phase of the project, started in September 2005, is jointly funded by a grant awarded by the European Commission and funds made available by the Department of Health of the Government of Catalonia, Spain. The project will run initially until September 2007.

  Imhpa products 

Database of programmes, interventions and policies in MHP & MDP
Database of country infrastructures in MHP & MDP (HP-Source)

 New Developments and Products:

MHP and MDP across member states: a collection of country stories (2nd edition)
This report presents a snapshot of the situation of mental health promotion and mental disorder prevention across 30 European countries, read more

Mental Health Promotion and Mental Disorder Prevention - A Policy for Europe
This document outlines the need for developing and implementing comprehensive national action plans for mental health promotion and mental disorder prevention, read more

Training manual for prevention in primary care
This training module aims to equip participants with interventions to use both for patients with problems (Brief Problem Solving - BPS) and for patients with symptoms (management of anxiety and insomnia). read more

‘JOINING FORCES ACROSS EUROPE
FOR PREVENTION AND PROMOTION IN MENTAL HEALTH’

The conference is planned to be a highly interactive and synergistic event with many practical parallel sessions and several training opportunities. For more detailed information on the conference venue, programme and planned speakers… Further information

  EC Green Paper on Mental Health 

As a step in the process of developing a comprehensive EU strategy on mental health, the European Commission launched a Green Paper on Mental Health in October 2005 for discussion during a consultation period between the launch and May 2006. The green paper proposes initiatives and priorities for a strategy to improve and ensure mental health in the European Community. The Imhpa Project is mentioned in the green paper as contributing to an improved knowledge and information base on mental health in the EU (page 8), and providing a potential model for an action plan in the document Plan “Mental Health Promotion and Mental Disorder Prevention: A Policy for Europe” (page 13).

Read the EC Green Paper on Mental Health

Read the Imhpa Network response to the EC Green Paper on Mental Health