The European Mental Health Week (EMHW) is a pan-European initiative to raise awareness about the importance of mental health in our lives. Set up and run by Europe’s largest independent mental health NGO, Mental Health Europe, the fifth edition of the European Mental Health Awareness Week will take place from 13 to 19 of May 2024.
This week-long in-person and online event is an opportunity for discuss mental health, highlight the need for action, improve understanding of the factors that shape mental health, and celebrate success in the policies and practices that promote positive mental health.
The theme of the 2024 edition is ‘BETTER TOGETHER: Co-Creating the Future of Mental Health.
Co-creation is A collaborative approach involving all actors in mental health working together on an equal basis to develop and implement policies, services, programmes, and communication that foster positive mental health according to a psychosocial model and human rights-based approach.
The level of involvement in the EMHW is up to you and your organisation. You can find below a non-exhaustive list of ideas and activities that you can carry out during the EMHW:
- Events: in-person or online, roundtables, conversations, panel discussions, high-level or for the general public, etc.
- Workshops: hands-in interactive events where your attendees learn something new.;
- Exhibitions with content and artworks about mental health;
- Multimedia content: produce videos or podcasts to talk about mental health awareness, the importance of co-creation and including different voices and experiences when discussing mental health;
- Social media activity: share ad-hoc content you created or repost the content shared on Mental Health Europe’s channels. A social media kit will be available before the start of the week;
- News release: publish a news release about the EMHW and other events you are interested in on your website;
- Blog post: write and share a blog post on your website about mental health awareness and the importance of co-creation.
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