EU high-level conference: "TOGETHER FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING"
Brussels, 13 June 2008

• List of participants(137 KB) (135 KB)
• Conference report(206 KB) (205 KB)

MORNING SESSION

Welcome Remarks: Androulla Vassiliou, Commissioner for Health (View the video .wmv )

• "Together for Mental Health and Well-being(77 KB)"

Opening Speeches: (View the video .wmv )

• Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, Vice-President of the European Parliament
  Opening Speech  español (es)
• Zofija Mazej-Kukovič, EU-Presidency, Minister of Health, Slovenia
• Marc Danzon, Regional Director, WHO Regional Office for Europe
  Opening Speech, Summary(122 KB)

Guest of Honour:

• HRH Princess Esmeralda of Belgium
  Opening Speech(128 KB)

SETTING THE SCENE - KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS

• Kjell Magne Bondevik, Former Prime Minister of Norway and President of Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights
• Martin Knapp, Professor of London School of Economics and Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  "Mental Health- the economic dimension"(262 KB)

MINISTERIAL PANELS: ROUND I "ACTION IN KEY SETTINGS"
PARALLEL SESSION A: HEALTHY CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE-LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

• Andreas Demetriou, Minister of Education and Culture, Cyprus (Chair)
• Rolf Schwanitz, Secretary of State, Ministry of Health, Germany (Opening Speech)
  "Psychische Gesundheit bei Kindern und Jugendlichen"
• Chris Harrison, President, European Schools Heads' Association
  "Healthy Schools"(117 KB)
• Dominique Versini, Défenseure des Enfants, France
  Healthy Children and Young People- Laying the Foundation for Mental Health and Well-being
  "Teenagers in Pain - Plea for Real Care"(55 KB)
• Bettina Schwarzmayr, European Youth Forum
  Healthy Children and Young People- Laying the Foundation for Mental Health and Well-being(179 KB)
• Conclusions and action points for the "European Pact for Mental Health and Well-being"

PARALLEL SESSION B: PROMOTING MENTAL HEALTH IN WORKPLACE SETTINGS-AN ASSET FOR WORKERS AND COMPANIES

• Zofija Mazej-Kukovič, EU-Presidency, Minister of Health, Slovenia (Chair)
• Vladimír Špidla, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities (Opening Speech)
  Improving Mental Health in the European Union
• Bernadette Lambrechts, Cabinet of Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of Employment, Equality and Equal Opportunities, Belgium
• Viscount Etienne Davignon, President, CSR Europe/
  Paul Stoffels, Company Group Chairman, Global Research and Development, Pharmaceuticals Johnson & Johnson
  Well-being in the Workplace(188 KB)
• Juliane Bir, European Trade Union Confederation
  Promoting Mental Health in Workplace Settings
• Conclusions and action points for the "European Pact for Mental Health and Well-being"

AFTERNOON SESSION

ROUND II "MENTAL HEALTH-ADDRESSING POPULATION NEEDS"

Introduction:

• Sir Michael Marmot, Professor, University College London, United Kingdom
  "The social determinants of mental health"(481 KB)
• Jan Pfeiffer: Deputy Director, Children's High Level Group, Czech Republic
  "Care about People with Mental Health Problems across EU"(194 KB)

PARALLEL SESSION C: DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE-TACKLING THE PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGE

• John Moloney T.D, Minister for Equality, Disability and Mental Health, Ireland (Chair)
• Paula Risikko, Minister of Social Affairs and Health, Finland (Opening Speech)
  Depression and Suicide- Tackling the Public Health Challenge(173 KB)
• Kelly L. Posner, PhD., Professor of Psychiatry, University of Columbia, USA
  Depression and Suicide- Tackling the Public Health Challenge(107 KB)
• Katrin Fjeldsted, Vice-President, Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME)
  Depression and Suicide- Tackling the Public Health Challenge(179 KB)
• Conclusions and action points for the "European Pact for Mental Health and Well-being"

PARALLEL SESSION D: COMBATING STIGMA AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION-A RESPONSIBILITY OF EUROPEAN SOCIETIES

• Melinda Medgyaszai, Secretary of State for Health Policy and International Affairs, Ministry of Hungary (Chair)
• John Bowis, Member of the European Parliament (Opening Speech)
  Combating Stigma and Social Exclusion- A Responsibility of European Societies(94 KB)
• Malgorzata Kmita, President, Mental Health Europe
  "From Exclusion to Inclusion: The Way Forward to Promoting Social Inclusion of People with Mental Health Problems"(66 KB)
• Norman Sartorius, Professor, World Psychiatric Association (WPA)
  Combating Stigma and Social Exclusion- A Responsibility of European Societies(46 KB)
• Conclusions and action points for the "European Pact for Mental Health and Well-being"

PLENARY SESSION : MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING-KEY FACTORS FOR ACTIVE AGEING

• Gediminas Černiauskas, Vice- Minister of Health, Lithuania (Chair)
• Didier Houssin, Director General, Ministry of Health, France (Opening Speech)
• Anne-Sophie Parent, Director, AGE-The European Older People's Platform
  "What can we do to promote mental health of older people?" Summary(82 KB)
• Conclusions and action points for the "European Pact for Mental Health and Well-being"

DEBATE AND OVERALL CONCLUSIONS ON THE "EUROPEAN PACT FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING"

Chaired by John Bowis, Member of the European Parliament


TOWARDS A EUROPEAN ACTION FRAMEWORK: LAUNCHING THE EUROPEAN PACT FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

Closing remarks and presentation of the "European Pact for Mental Health and Well-being":

• Zofija Mazej-Kukovič, EU-Presidency, Minister of Health, Slovenia
  Closing Speech(57 KB)
• Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Health