Saturday, 28 March 2026, 09:00 – 12:00 CET
Prague Congress Centre, Prague, Czech Republic
Leaving No One Behind:
Personalised and Innovative Pathways towards Mental Health
First introduced in 2015, the EPA Forum precedes the opening of the annual European Congress of Psychiatry. The event brings together the EPA community, EU and UN representatives, medical societies, patient organisations, civil society, and diverse stakeholders in the field of mental health from across Europe.
Agenda
Opening Speech
Andrea Fiorillo, President, EPA
Introduction
Julian Beezhold, Secretary General, EPA
Session I: Achieving Innovative Treatment Delivery and Accessible Care Settings
The opening roundtable will focus on mental health in community and primary care, workplaces and justice settings; safe digital and data-enabled pathways, accessible and stigma-free services.
Session II: Fostering Whole-Person Mental Health through Integrated Care
The second roundtable will address the topics of mental and brain health across the lifespan, physical health and multimorbidity, lifestyle and social determinants, reducing the mortality gap.
Coffee break
Session III: Promoting Well-Being for All through Public Mental Health
The final roundtable will discuss prevention and promotion across the lifespan, youth mental health and critical periods, stigma reduction and community resilience, protection of vulnerable groups.
Closing Speech
Andrea Fiorillo, President, EPA
Concept
The 12th EPA Forum theme is inspired by Prof. Andrea Fiorillo’s Roadmap for Better and Personalised Mental Health Care in Europe which lays out the Association’s priorities for the coming years. The event aims to build on important initiatives to further the promotion and harmonisation of mental health care standards through advocacy from patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals, such as the Trilogue of Mental Health. The event is also inspired by policy developments, such as the founding of the first European Parliament Intergroup for Mental Health and the adoption of an EU Comprehensive Approach to Mental Health.
Recent crises have placed a significant burden on the mental health, particularly on those individuals already suffering from mental disorders. Research shows increased levels of anxiety, depression, and loneliness, with their consequent burdens on individuals, families, healthcare systems, economies, and society as a whole. These circumstances provide the impetus for a call to action. Europe needs the constituent communities of the mental health sector, patients, caregivers, psychologists, neurologists, psychiatrists, and policymakers, to come together and set concrete actions including the development of accessible, innovative, and integrated care that fosters whole-person health and well-being for all through public mental health policies.
Moderator
The 12th EPA Forum will be moderated by Julian Beezhold, EPA Secretary General. Dr Beezhold will welcome each speaker onto the stage and facilitate the discussions in each session.
Contacts
Please contact the EPA Executive Director or Scientific and Policy Officer for any questions or requests related to the event.