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>> Thanks to Karen from Brussels for sending this along!
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>> http://europa.eu.int/comm/health/ph/programmes/health/proj00_14_en.html
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>> MENTAL HEALTH EUROPE : THE NETWORK TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH
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>> MHE-SME - as a broadly representative NGO, both geographically in Europe
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>> thematically in its partnership representation - is committed to the
>> development of an active Europe-wide Network on Mental Health Promotion.
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>> The more specific aims of this project will be :
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>> - to raise awareness for Mental Health Promotion, prevention and a
>> delivery
>> of better services
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>> - to initiate and support activities in mental health promotion
>> addressing
>> issues of specific concern in children, adolescents and young people up
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>> age 25 years
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>> - to implement and consolidate the recommendations of the mental health
>> promotion project in supporting the development, implementation and
>> maintenance of initiatives to promote mental health and well being in
>> different settings and to support research, training and knowledge
>> transfer
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>> - to develop policy instruments and innovative interventions bringing
>> European value to enhance the protection and promotion of positive mental
>> health features in different age groups
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>> - to provide a platform supporting initiatives in Mental Health Promotion
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>> the candidate incoming countries.
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>> Acknowledging the Resolution on the promotion of mental health by the
>> Council
>> of Ministers on 18 November 1999, the project will analyse the impact of
>> community activities on mental health, more in particular in the field of
>> young people and adolescents, and draw up proposals for the Council on
>> the
>> promotion of Mental Health
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