EUREGHA Annual Conference 2025 – Together for Mental Health: Regions Building Europe’s Healthier Future
The 2025 EUREGHA Annual Conference will focus on mental health, highlighting the role of regional and local health authorities in turning European ambitions into concrete action on the ground.
As the European Comprehensive Approach on Mental Health calls upon national and regional actors, and health and non-health sectors to work together, regions are leading efforts to build resilient, inclusive, and prevention-oriented systems. The conference will bring together European institutions, regional leaders, and key partners to exchange experiences and discuss how cooperation and innovation can drive sustainable change.
The programme will then turn to regional practice, exploring synergies across EU programmes and identify practical ways to strengthen mental health action across Europe. Representatives from Wales, Flanders, Central Denmark will present recent strategy revisions, new prevention models, and innovative regional programmes. These contributions will illustrate how regions are already reshaping mental health governance through long-term planning, early intervention strategies, community-based approaches, and data-informed policy design.
Building on this, the second panel will explore how stronger connections between local initiatives and European frameworks can accelerate progress. Speakers from European networks and Joint Actions—such as PRISM, the BIZI Suicide Prevention Programme, the Culture and Health Platform, Mental Health Europe, and JA Mentor—will discuss how multi-level cooperation, shared methodologies, and cross-border partnerships can help scale up promising practices and reinforce Europe’s collective capacity to act on mental health.
By linking European strategies with regional implementation, the conference aims to showcase successful examples, highlight synergies across EU programmes, and identify practical ways to strengthen mental health action across Europe. The event will conclude with a networking reception, offering participants an opportunity to exchange insights and discover key regional and European projects contributing to better mental health and health system transformation.