Dear Collegaues,

It is time to meet again for further developing workshops for the Helsinki EPH conference. If you’re keen to get involved with the section’s work, even if you’re new to the group, your input is very welcome! The meeting is a great opportunity for collaboration and for setting up interesting symposia. You are all invited!

We meet Tuesday 15 April at 19:00 (CET) in the following Zoom room here.
Meeting ID: 222 509 8099
Passcode: 785PzY

We are looking specifically for abstracts in the following fields to organize interesting symposia:

• Refugee and / or migrant mental health
• Adverse childhood experiences and mental health
• Resilience, mental health, posttraumatic growth
• Well-being across age groups
• Relations and relationships
• People in vulnerable situations (including prisons)
• Policy and mental health strategies
• Mental health across the life course
• Mental Health care – old and new models
• Suicide and self-harm
• War and mental health
• Mental health in the workplace
• Life events
• Climate change and mental health
• Green space and blue space – do they have an impact on mental health conditions?
• Gender – mental health challenges

We are, however, open to new proposals! Please be aware that it is a great opportunity to be part of a section`s symposium. We propose the following timeline for being part of a symposium

Abstract Submission Timeline

• 23 April 2025 – Deadline to submit abstracts to the section president`s research group (Jutta Lindert, EMAIL: Jutta.Lindert@hs-emden-leer.de or Felix Sisenop, Felix.Sisenop@hs-emden-leer.de).
• 23 – 25 April 2025 – Review and organization of abstracts into symposium/workshop themes. Feedback provided if necessary.
• 25 – 30 April 2025 – Finalization of symposium/workshop proposals. Authors not included in symposia are advised to submit individually.
• 1 May 2025 – EPH Conference individual abstract submission deadline.

If you submit your abstract to the section, please do not also submit it via the official EPH Conference submission system. We will notify you by 25 April if your abstract is included in a section symposium proposal. If not, you will still have time to submit your abstract individually before the 1 May deadline. All symposia/workshops and individual abstracts will be evaluated by the EPH International Scientific Committee before final acceptance into the conference programme.

European Public Health Week 2025 

Additionally, it is timely to mark our calendars for the European Public Health Week (May 2025).

Dates: 12–16 May 2025 
Theme: Innovation for Resilience: Shaping a Sustainable Future

Each day of EUPHW will highlight a specific sub-theme: 

• Monday, May 12th: Mental Health: Health Workforce at the Centre. The PMH section will contribute with a webinar on youth mental health.
• Tuesday 13 May: Global Health: Food Systems, Health Security, Climate, and Sustainability 
• Wednesday 14 May: Healthy Ageing vs Multimorbidities in a Digital World 
• Thursday 15 May: Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health 
• Friday 16 May: Next Generation: Public Health of Today and Tomorrow 

The EUPHW will kick off with a hybrid event in Brussels on 12 May.

Warm regards

PMH President: Prof. Jutta Lindert – jutta.lindert@hs-emden-leer.de
PMH Vice President: Prof. Dr. Johan Bilsen
PMH Steering Committee members Prof. Sally McManus, Dr. Matej Vinko