11th EPA Forum
Carer Communities & Work Environments:
Translating Policy into Action for Mental Health in Europe
Saturday, 5 April 2025, 09:00 – 12:00 CEST
Auditorio A, IFEMA Palacio Municipal, Madrid, Spain
First introduced in 2015, the EPA Forum precedes the official opening of the annual European Congress of Psychiatry. It brings together the EPA community, EU and UN institutional representatives, civil society organisations, and diverse stakeholders in the field of mental healthand care from across Europe.
The event will also be broadcast in real time on the EPA Congress website, ensuring access for all. This year’s event will be held under the theme “Carer Communities & Work Environments: Translating Policy into Action for Mental Health in Europe.” As the employment and health policy spheres come together to discuss initiatives for healthy, inclusive, sustainable and engaging work environments, the mental health professionals and carers that they rely on have important perspectives to share.
This eleventh edition of the EPA Forum will therefore aim to generate an impactful contribution to achievement of the aims set by the EPA Congress theme “Towards Real-World Solutions in Mental Health.”
Agenda
9:00 – 9:10
Opening Speech
Geert Dom, President, EPA
9:10 – 9:15
Introduction
Julian Beezhold, Secretary General, EPA
9:15 – 9:30
Keynote Speech
Belén González Callado, Commissioner for Mental Health, Ministry of Health of Spain
9:30 – 9:40
Presentation
Marisa Casanova Dias, President, UEMS Psychiatry
9:40 – 9:45
Video Message
Sandra Gallina, Director-General for Health and Food Safety, European Commission
9:45 – 10:35
SESSION
Addressing the challenges facing mental healthcare workforces and communities
André Decraene, Vice-President, EUFAMI
Claudia Marinetti, Director, MHE
Geert Dom, President, EPA
John Francis Leader, Board Member, EFPA
Paul Boon, Past President, EAN
Péter Kéri, President, GAMIAN-Europe
10:35 – 10:50
Coffee break
10:50 – 11:00
Presentation
Martina Rojnić Kuzman, Treasurer, EPA
11:00 – 11:50
SESSION
Adapting healthcare systems and work environments to prioritise mental health
András Kulja,Member of the European Parliament
Andrea Fiorillo, President-Elect, EPA
Frank Bellivier, Ministerial Delegate for Mental Health and Psychiatry, French Ministry of Health
Idoia Mendia, Member of the European Parliament
Wojciech Konieczny, Secretary of State, Ministry of Health of Poland
11:50 – 12:00
Closing speech
Manuel Martín Carrasco, LOC Chair & Marina Díaz Marsá, LOC Co-Chair
Concept
The 11th EPA Forum will feature speakers representing the EU institutions, national ministries of health, and civil society representatives from the mental health care and patient communities.
