EPA Past-President, Prof Geert Dom, spoke at the European Parliament in Brussels on 18 March 2026. The event “European Vision for the Brain: Coordinating Research, Care & Innovation” took place as part of Brain Health Week, thanks to the European Brain Council…
EPA President, Prof. Andrea Fiorillo, spoke at the Brain Health Summit in Brussels on 18 March 2026. The Brain Health Summit was once again organised by the Brain Health Mission and our partners, the European Academy of Neurology (EAN), the…
The EPA is pleased to announce that it has joined the Sleep Health Europe Coalition. The Coalition gathers voices and associations from across sleep science, healthcare, advocacy, and civil society. The EPA is proud to represent the psychiatry community as part…
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has unanimously adopted an opinion opposing the draft additional protocol on involuntary placement and treatment in mental healthcare services to the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine (Oviedo Convention) on 28…
The EPA welcomes the recent vote by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) calling on European countries to adopt legislation prohibiting conversion practices. Adopted by a clear majority during the Assembly’s plenary session in Strasbourg, the resolution…
The European Parliament’s Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) and Committee on Public Health (SANT) have held a joint Hearing on “Digital violence and women’s mental health”, on Thursday, 11 December 2025. The hearing featured a presentation by…
Prof. Andrea Fiorillo, EPA President, and Prof. Celso Arango, EPA President Elect presented the latest edition of the Headway – Mental Health Index 5.0 on “Care, Cohesion, and Growth: Advancing Mental Health through the Wellbeing Economy” at the European Parliament…
Fantastic news! PsyPal has reached a major milestone with the inclusion of its first patient in the multi-site clinical trial investigating psilocybin therapy for psychological and existential distress in people with progressive, life-limiting illnesses. The EPA is proud to be…
The EPA is pleased to announce its continued membership of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Healthcare Professionals Working Party (HCPWP) for the 2025–2028 mandate. Established in 2013, the HCPWP brings together a wide range of healthcare professional organisations to provide…
Mental Health Summit: Prevention and Recovery in Modern Society European Parliament, Brussels | 19 – 20 MAY 2025 On the occasion of Mental Health Week, starting on 19 May 2025, MEP András Kulja, Vice Chair of ENVI, and SANT Vice Coordinator, together with MEP Zoltán Tarr,…