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Voices from Pascal-Boyle laureates – International Women’s Day

Today marks International Women’s Day, an opportunity to give space for women to speak about their experiences, challenges, and hopes. On this occasion, we spoke with past and present Pascal-Boyle Prize winners – women whose work has greatly heplped advance…

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EPA joins Sleep Health Europe Coalition

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…

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Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe unanimously rejects protocol on involuntary measures in mental health

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…

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Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe votes to prohibit Conversion “Therapies”

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…

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EPA invites Clinicians to answer the TRUSTING Survey on Psychotic Relapse Risk

The EPA invites clinicians to take part in the TRUSTING Survey for Evaluating Risk of Relapse, launched today, Monday, 9 February. Clinicians practising in English, Czech, Dutch, French, German, or Turkish are kindly encouraged to answer this survey aiming to…

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The EPA is officially on Bluesky!

Our content is now expanding, and you can find us on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky! In this new year, the EPA has decided to broaden its horizons on social media. Follow us now.

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General Assembly 2026

Dear EPA Member, We are pleased to announce that the next EPA General Assemblies will take place on Sunday evening, 29 March 2026, in Prague, during the 34th European Congress of Psychiatry. The official invitation and detailed agenda will be…

The EPA contributes to OECD webinar on supporting veterans’ mental health in Ukraine

On 17 December 2025, EPA Past-President Prof. Geert Dom took part in an OECD knowledge exchange webinar titled “Policies and practices to strengthen targeted support to veterans and their families in Ukraine.” The webinar brought together international and Ukrainian experts…

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International Migrants Day – Mental health care for all, at all times

Every day, millions of people are displaced globally, seeking asylum, protection, peace. Sometimes they leave by choice, sometimes out of necessity. Internation Migrants Day is a day established to highlight the hardships migrants and refugees experience, which cause distress, anxiety,…

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