MHE works closely with the European Institutions and international bodies to mainstream mental health in all policies and end mental health stigma. Mental Health Europe represents associations and individuals in the field of mental health including users of mental health services, professionals, service providers and volunteers. Together with its members, MHE formulates recommendations for policy makers to develop mental health friendly policies. MHE places users of mental services at the centre of its work to ensure the voice of people who have experienced mental ill health is heard across Europe.
MHE envisions a Europe where people with mental health problems live as full citizens with access to appropriate services and support, where positive mental health and well- being are given high priority in the political spectrum and on the European health and social agenda. MHE was established in 1985 and has 70+ member organisations from 35 European countries.
Mission: “We advocate for positive mental health and wellbeing and for the rights of people living with mental ill health and we raise awareness to end mental health stigma”
✓ Engage with and influence the EU Institutions, the Council of Europe and other key stakeholders on the monitoring
and implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
✓ Raise awareness of stigma and discrimination around mental health through communication tools and a dedicated campaign.
✓ Lobby for review and reform of diagnostic models which are not human rights or recovery compliant.
✓ Actively support the empowerment of people with lived experience of mental ill health, including users and ex-users of services.
✓ Raise awareness of and promulgate the recovery model amongst members, key stakeholders and the general public.
