Third ProMenPol Conference Successfully Completed 20/10/2009
The third ProMenPol Conference took place in Berlin on the 8th and 9th of October. This years attendance was larger than ever with approximately, 90 people attended this invitational only international conference . All Conference Presentations are now available online.
Somewhere To Turn To, Someone To Talk To 01/05/2009
Headstrong launched its foundation document “Somewhere To Turn To, Someone To Talk To” which describes a new way of thinking about and working with young people to support their mental health.
Almost two in three young people in Ireland are ‘unable to cope with the problems they face’ according to a new report launched on 25th March by Headstrong, the National Centre for Youth Mental Health, with the support of QUINN-healthcare.
The report yields the following findings:
1. Only 38% of young people report being able to cope with the problems they face;
2. Only 64% report having an adult available to them to talk through their problems regularly;
3. 47% of respondents report having been bullied at some point in their life;
4. 10% have had serious problems and have not sought professional help.
The report proposes a solution to the current thinking and way of working with young people which will significantly enhance the mental health and well-being of future generations of Irish teenagers.
Eurofound Publishes European Quality of Life Survey Results 01/04/2009
Eurofound’s second European quality of life survey (EQLS), which was carried out in 2007, offers a wide-ranging view of the diverse social realities in the 27 Member States, as well as covering Norway and the candidate countries of Turkey, Macedonia and Croatia.
Many of the questions asked in the first EQLS in 2003 were asked again, on such issues as employment, income, education, housing, family, health, work–life balance, life satisfaction and perceived quality of society. Being in possession of two sets of data will allow the research team to gauge how people’s lives have changed in the intervening years.
Data from EQLS and other complementary sources also feed the Eurofound’s electronic database of statistical quality of life indicators (EurLIFE).
2nd ProMenPol Policy Workshop: “Policy Based on Real People - Mental Health Promotion and Policy that makes a Difference” 14/01/2009
ProMenPol held its second annual policy workshop “Policy based on real people -mental health promotion and policy that makes a difference” in Brussels on Dec 11th 2008.
At this workshop the interim results of ProMenPol were presented (online database of mental health promotion tools and pilot projects) and furthermore follow-up developments of the European Pact for Mental Health were discussed together with representatives of the EC, the European Parliament, NGOs, ILO, national ministeries and other stakeholders.
The presentations associated with the 2008 ProMenPol policy workshop are now available, whereas a full workshop report will be published shortly.