Mental health is shaped by decisions made beyond the health sector. Education, employment, housing, social protection, justice, transport, digital environments and community design all have influence on mental health and wellbeing. Countries across Europe are increasingly calling for mental health in all policies as a core strategy for sustainable health and wellbeing.

This European Public Health Week event, jointly convened with EUPHA and the European Commission, presents the findings of multisectoral policy dialogues conducted across 22 Member States, as part of the WHO’s contribution agreement with the European Commission on Addressing Mental Health challenges in the EU, Iceland and Norway.

The session will highlight five priorities identified by countries: embedding mental health considerations across all policy areas; transforming mental health systems towards integrated and community based models; co creating policies and services with people with lived experience; embedding human rights based approache