113 Suicide Prevention in the Netherlands are happy to share the great news that the "Integrated Suicide Prevention Act" (Wet integrale suïcidepreventie) was passed by the Dutch Senate in June 2024! This is an important step in tackling mental health issues and shows a strong commitment to suicide prevention.
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Depression starts small, get help before it grows is the latest campaign from WA Primary Health Alliance designed to raise awareness of the early symptoms of depression and promote help seeking behaviours. It plays into the age-old metaphor of the black dog, updating it to introduce the black puppy as a symbol for mild to moderate depression.
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With over 100 attendees from 22 countries, PROSPERH's overarching cluster, WISEWORK-C held a webinar where five Horizon Europe-funded projects presented five approaches to mental health in the workplace.
All PROSPERH hands were on deck during the week of World Suicide Prevention Day, 10 September, with a range of activities to promote the aims of the project. The PROSPERH Project “Promoting Positive Mental and Physical Health in Changing Work Environments” is an EU Horizon Europe project aimed at creating an innovative intervention to enable companies to improve mental and physical health among their workforces. www.prosperh.eu
The new European project launched to tackle mental health challenges and adapt interventions for vulnerable groups across Europe. MentBox will focus on the mental health needs of vulnerable groups such as migrants, displaced individuals, the unemployed, and, for the first time, the Roma community,
epc-depression.com – The European Patients Congress Depression is a free online event for sharing experiences and advocating for improved mental healthcare.
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