PROSPERH Invites Workplaces to Start the Conversation
Europe, 10 September 2026 - On World Suicide Prevention Day 2026, PROSPERH, a European Union-funded Horizon Europe project, is inviting workplaces across 11 countries to join an
international intervention and research project aimed at promoting physical and mental health in the workplace.
This World Suicide Prevention Day we are encouraged to change the narrative on suicide. The call to Start the Conversation highlights the importance of reducing stigma, encouraging open dialogue, and creating environments where people feel supported to seek help when they need it.
PROSPERH (Promoting Positive Mental and Physical Health at Work in a Changing Environment) shares this commitment by developing practical, evidence-based digital resources that help organisations foster physical and mentally healthier, creating more supportive workplaces. PROSPERH specifically targets sectors including construction, healthcare, and remote-working environments, fields where occupational stress, isolation, and mental health challenges are common.
PROSPERH offers a unique opportunity for workplaces
In November 2026 PROSPERH will commence an 11-country intervention and research project to evaluate its evidence-based digital resources designed to promote physical and mental health in the workplace. The intervention includes:
A mobile app for employees with practical, evidence-informed resources to support their physical and mental wellbeing.
A dedicated website for organisational leaders, HR managers, supervisors and occupational health professionals, offering guidance and tools to strengthen workplace health promotion.
The resources are designed to complement existing workplace wellbeing initiatives, making it easier for organisations to embed health promotion into everyday working life.
PROSPERH is now recruiting workplaces to the trial from healthcare or construction sectors or those employing remote, desk-based or telework and ICT-based mobile workers in: Ireland, Portugal, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Spain, Albania, Australia, Kosovo and Turkey.
Further details about the trial and how to join can be found on our website: https://www.prosperh.eu/11-country-trial/
Supporting healthier conversations at work
World Suicide Prevention Day reminds us that creating supportive environments where people feel safe to talk about their mental and physical health is everyone's responsibility. Workplaces have a vital role to play in promoting wellbeing, reducing stigma and encouraging help-seeking. Through PROSPERH, we are developing practical, evidence-based digital resources that empower organisations and employees to strengthen both physical and mental health. By participating in our international trial, workplaces can help shape innovative solutions that support healthier, more resilient working environments for the future.
Professor Ella Arensman, Head of the School of Public Health, University College Cork, Chief Scientist at the National Suicide Research Foundation, and Coordinator of the PROSPERH project
EAAD Contact person:
Carolina Piña
Carolina.pina@eaad.net
About PROSPERH
PROSPERH (Positive Mental and Physical Health at Work in a Changing Environment) is a Horizon Europe-funded project developing and validating an innovative multi-level workplace health intervention. Delivered via the PROSPERH Portal, comprising both an employee app and a website for HR professionals and managers, the intervention is being tested across 11 countries.
More information: www.prosperh.eu or on LinkedIn
Funded by the European Union, Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Health and Digital Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held resonsible for them. UK participants in Horizon Europe Project PROSPERH are supported by UKRI grant numbers 10101188 for St Marys University and 10109311 for University of Stirling. Australian participant Griffith University is supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council.
