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EU4Health is the EU’s funding programme to deliver on EU health policy and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This call aims to promote mental health, and to reduce the burden of mental health problems in the Union, both at individual and population level, targeting or addressing the related risk factors and their determinants.
Mental ill-health is one of the main sources of morbidity in the Union, at a very high cost, also to social protection systems and the economy. Population mental health has been significantly affected by the pandemic and the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, especially vulnerable groups, including refugees and displaced people from Ukraine.
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The aim of this action is to complement the implementation of the joint action “DP-g-23-32- 01 ‘Healthier Together’ EU NCD Initiative – Mental Health” led by the Member States, thus helping to promote mental health, and to reduce the burden of mental health problems in the Union, both at individual and population level, targeting or addressing the related risk factors and their determinants, as necessary.
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The activities will cover the promotion of mental health and prevention and management of mental health problems, supporting in particular persons under vulnerable circumstances/vulnerable population groups (such as migrants, refugees, Roma people and displaced people from Ukraine). The activities will run in parallel to the joint action and will include the implementation of projects involving civil society organisations to support the Member States’ authorities in implementing comprehensive public health policies in the area of mental health, the development and transfer of best practices, the development of public health guidelines, the preparation and roll-out of innovative approaches and projects supporting patient pathways, and launching of targeted projects to support vulnerable groups including migrants, refugees, Roma people and displaced persons from Ukraine.
Activities should also include an equity dimension and aim at reducing health inequalities.
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The action will implement projects on health promotion and disease prevention, taking into account relevant results of Horizon 202017 and Horizon Europe projects, and is expected to support the Member States’ efforts to reduce the burden of NCDs (approximately 80% of the disease burden in Europe), in particular that related to mental health problems, and to reach the Sustainable Development Goal 3, in particular target 3.4.
The expected results will include initiatives to complement the Member States’ efforts in the design, planning and implementation of best practices, such as for the development of public health guidelines, supporting patient pathways, and support for the preparation and roll-out of new policy approaches, participation in the pilot testing of innovative practices, development of support actions such as training and improving health awareness and health literacy.
Academia and educational institutions, civil society organisations supporting the priority areas (health professional associations, patient organisations, foundations, NGOs and similar entities).
Proposals must be submitted by a consortium of at least 3 applicants (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities), which complies with the following conditions:
This needs to be clearly highlighted in the proposal.
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
+ be legal entities (public or private bodies)
+ be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
EUR 2.360.000
Expected duration of the project(s) in months: 36 months
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