The European Psychiatric Association (EPA) is a member of the European Pain Forum, an initiative of the European Pain Federation EFIC that brings together all scientific societies relevant to pain science and pain management. EFIC is working on the development…
Following the successful surveys launched in 2020 and 2021 with more than 900 responses collected from all over Europe, the European Psychiatric Association is glad to announce the launch of the third edition of its Ambassadors’ Programme. Started in 2020, this initiative…
Since 2020, the EPA is part of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) network of Eligible healthcare professionals’ organisations. In 2022, the EPA was accepted to take part in the EMA Healthcare Professionals’ Working Party (HCPWP) for the mandate 2022-2025. The HCPWP…
In 2021, GAMIAN-Europe and the European Psychiatric Association (EPA) distributed a survey to their respective networks of patients and healthcare professionals to evaluate whether mental health needs are being met during the Covid-19 pandemic. The survey was translated into 11…
In the frame of the actions undertaken by the EPA in light of the ongoing war in Ukraine, three “Help for Helpers” Webinars were organised in April 2022. With the aim of providing a psychological first aid to volunteers and…
The EU-funded project European Brain Research Area (EBRA) has opened a consultation for the Shared European Brain Research Agenda (SEBRA). The development of the Shared European Brain Research Agenda was launched in December 2019 and is currently underway within the EBRA project,…
On 7th March 2022 the European Psychiatric Association (EPA) established the “EPA Network of Solidarity for Ukraine”. During a Zoom teleconference, EPA member representatives from Ukraine and neighbouring countries developed a plan to support mental health professionals, and the lay…
With great worry and disbelief the European Psychiatric Association (EPA) and its Council of National Psychiatric Associations witnesses the unfolding situation in Ukraine. Representing more than 80,000 mental health care professionals all over Europe, including Ukraine and Russia, we remain…
The Awareness Week on Alcohol related Harm (AWARH) is an EU-level awareness raising campaign aimed at providing information on the effects of alcohol consumption. The EPA is one of the endorsing organisations of the 9th edition of the AWARH, which…
The EPA and GAMIAN-Europe have launched a new survey aimed at understanding the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the delivery of mental health services. The survey is addressed to patients and clinicians and it takes around 5 minutes to…