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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network

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GAMIAN-Europe is a patient-driven, pan-European organisation, representing the interests of individuals living with #mentalhealth conditions. www.gamian.eu

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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
💙 75% of suicides in Europe are among men, but men are still less likely to seek help. This #Movember, let’s talk, listen, and make space for openness. #MensMentalHealth #EndTheStigma #Movember #MentalHealthAwareness
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
💙 Movember reminds us that men’s health includes mental health too. It’s time to talk about men’s mental health without stigma, without silence. #MensMentalHealth #Movember #GAMIANEurope #PatientVoice
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
🧠Our latest GAMIAN-Europe Newsletter is out! Discover how we’re driving mental health advocacy from Suicide Prevention in the Workplace to Breaking the Stigma and other projects. 👉 Subscribe here: shorturl.at/0QbL0 #MentalHealth #GAMIANEurope #EUHealth #PatientAdvocacy
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
The #REMESOS project has officially started! Funded by #EU4Health, it brings partners together to strengthen community-based mental health across Europe. GAMIAN-Europe ensures the patient voice is part of every step. 🔗 link: shorturl.at/2vaZs
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
We were proud to be part of #GMCS25 in Germany! 💙 Representing Gamian-Europe: Péter Kéri, Nigel Olisa, Erik Van der Eycken, and Chiara Samele sharing insights and learning from inspiring discussions on better mental healthcare. Read more on our website 👉 shorturl.at/HeSM6
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
We welcomed our member Taiteen Sulattamo ry and the Sosped Foundation (Sosped-säätiö) to Brussels to learn about EU advocacy and policymaking. Read more: tinyurl.com/4hpvuk3k #MentalHealth #Advocacy #EU #GAMIANEurope
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
🧠GAMIAN-Europe was proud to join the #BrainInnovationDays as a member of the @EU_Brain! Great to see 8 expert-by-experience reps with us, and our Board Member Raluca Nica on the “Structuring the Brain Health Ecosystem” panel. Every voice matters. #BrainHealth #MentalHealth
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Yesterday at the European Parliament 🇪🇺: A Generation’s Wellbeing explored youth mental health. 💬 Key points: digital literacy remains low, social work & housing matter, fair labour, access to therapy, and tackling social media addiction. 💙 #MentalHealth #AccessToServices
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
When patients lead, science listens. 💙 Proud to represent lived experience at #ECNP2025 and shape the future of #MentalHealthResearch. 🔗https://tinyurl.com/3k9t3bb5 #GAMIANEurope #PatientInvolvement
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
🧠 On #WorldMentalHealthDay, GAMIAN-Europe President Peter Kéri joined @POLITICOEurope’s Behind the Numbers to discuss schizophrenia, stigma & inclusion. “Listening is not only about empathy; it’s about validity.” #EndStigma #SchizophreniaAwareness #MentalHealth #Inclusion
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
It connects us. It drains us. It shapes how we see mental health. 💬 Launching 10 October: Breaking the Stigma report. Let’s make empathy go viral. 💙 #BreakingTheStigma #MentalHealthAwareness #worldmentalhealthday2025 #WorldMentalHealthDay
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
🚨 Last day to register is tomorrow 10 October! Join us on 15 October at the European Parliament for the event A Generation’s Wellbeing, organised by the EP Intergroup on Mental Health with GAMIAN-Europe & Mental Health Europe. 🔗 shorturl.at/jLlph #MentalHealth #EUEvents #MentalHealthIntergroup
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Mental health is finally recognised as a global health priority at #UNGA80 World leaders commit to reaching 150M more people with mental health care by 2030. Europe must now turn words into action Read more: shorturl.at/6o9mo #MentalHealthForAll #GlobalHealth #NCDs
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
🧠 Conversations about mental health should be supportive, not stigmatising. 💬 Launching 10 October: Breaking the Stigma report. Exploring how we talk about mental health online. ✨ Let’s make empathy the norm. #BreakingTheStigma #MentalHealth
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
⏳ 4 days left to register! On 15 October, the European Parliament Intergroup on Mental Health, with UNICEF & partners, hosts A Generation’s Wellbeing at the EP. 🎙️ Keynote: Commissioner Glenn Micallef 🌍 Don’t miss it — register now: shorturl.at/jLlph #WMHD2025 #YouthMentalHealth #EndStigma
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
🧠 Stigma still shapes the way we talk about mental health. ✨ But voices of hope are growing louder. 📢 Launching 10 Oct: Breaking the Stigma report. Stay tuned. 💬 #BreakingTheStigma
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
🚨 Big news from #ECNP2025! Our President, Péter Kéri, will chair a panel on how patient-led priorities are reshaping mental health research. 📍 Meet us at ECNP (11–14 October, Amsterdam) 📍 See you at Brain Innovation Days (15 October, Brussels) #BrainInnovationDays #PatientLeadership
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
💚 Throwback to WMHD 2024: our campaign gave voice to people with major mental health conditions. 📖 Learn more & watch the video here: shorturl.at/XiiMm Stigma still impacts daily life. Empathy & support matter. #WMHD2025 #EndStigma
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
🌍 As co-secretariat of the EP Intergroup on Mental Health, we’re pleased to invite you to A Generation’s Wellbeing: From Rights to Action in Youth Mental Health on 15 Oct at the European Parliament. 🎙️ Keynote: Commissioner Glenn Micallef 👉 Register: shorturl.at/jLlph #WMHD2025 #YouthMentalHealth
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Two weeks ago we launched our Workplace Suicide Prevention Toolkit and Infographic. They show the link between workplace stress and suicide and offer tools for safer, healthier workplaces. Read about it: shorturl.at/0KwMD #WorldSuicidePreventionDay #WorkplaceStress
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
“Patient leadership is not an accessory – it’s the foundation of mental health care in Europe.” Read our President’s After-Holiday Address on 2025 milestones and what’s next 👉 shorturl.at/meSLl
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Missed our webinar on migraine & mental health? 🎥 Watch the full recording here 👉 shorturl.at/fFGGg #Migraine #MentalHealth #IntegratedCare
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
⏰ Today at 14:00 CEST! Our webinar “Migraine & Mental Health: A Call for Integrated Care” is about to begin. Don’t miss your last chance to register: shorturl.at/ovVvn #Migraine #MentalHealth #IntegratedCare #EUHealth
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
💜 The programme for the webinar: Migraine & Mental Health: A Call for Integrated Care 🗓 18 Sept | 14:00–16:00 CEST | Online Why join? ✔️ Expert insights ✔️ Patient voices ✔️ Policy solutions 🗓️ Register: shorturl.at/ovVvn #Migraine #MentalHealth
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
#EuropeanMigraineDayofAction reminded us: migraine affects both body & mind. 18 September 2025 WEBINAR: MIGRAINE & MENTAL HEALTH: A CALL FOR INTEGRATED CARE 🗓️ Register: shorturl.at/ovVvn #EuropeanMigraineDay #Migraine #MentalHealth
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
The #MentBox Plenary Meeting took place in Koper, on 11–12 September, marking its 1st anniversary. At #CommunityDay2025, Erik Van der Eycken gave a keynote, “Two Faces of Depression” with Prof. Ulrich Hegerl (EAAD). mentbox.eu #MentalHealth #EUProjects
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
💜 #EuropeanMigraineDayofAction Migraine & mental health are deeply connected, but care remains fragmented. 📢 Join our webinar: “Migraine & Mental Health: A Call for Integrated Care” 🗓 18 Sept | 14:00 CEST | Online 📝 Register: shorturl.at/NnYhs #Migraine #MentalHealth #EUHealth
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
🏢 #WorldSuicidePreventionDay was yesterday, but prevention can’t stop after one day. 🔹 Share our infographic 🔹 Use the toolkit for healthier policies 👉 Access here: www.gamian.eu/workplace-st... 💚 Let’s turn awareness into lasting change. #WSPD2025 #WorkplaceWellbeing #SuicidePrevention
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Mental health was missing from #SOTEU2025. This is a missed opportunity. We urge the EU to: ✔️ Build a strong strategy ✔️ Ensure long-term and tailored funding ✔️ Integrate mental health across policies Mental health cannot wait. 💙 #MentalHealthMatters #EU
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
🏢 Today is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay Nearly half of Europe’s workforce faces workplace stress - a major driver of burnout, depression & suicide. Read our toolkit focusing on Workplace Stress & Suicide: 👉 shorturl.at/GGxqF 💚 Let’s create safe, supportive workplaces. #BreakingSuicideStigma
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Tomorrow is World Suicide Prevention Day. Each year, we launch a new project on suicide prevention. This year’s: Workplace Stress and Suicide. We’ll share our Toolkit&Infographic tomorrow. #BreakingSuicideStigma #WorldSuicidePreventionDay #WorkplaceWellbeing #SuicidePrevention
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
On 10 September, World Suicide Prevention Day, we are launching a toolkit and an infographic, designed to provide employers and employees with practical tools to reduce stress and support healthier workplaces. #BreakingSuicideStigma #WorldSuicidePreventionDay #WorkplaceStress
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Migraines and mental health are closely linked. Yet care remains fragmented. Join our upcoming webinar: Migraine & Mental Health: A Call for Integrated Care 🗓️ 18 Sept 2025 | ⏰ 14:00–16:00 CEST | 💻 Online With leading voices in neurology, research & advocacy. Register here: shorturl.at/rhdBw
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
European Psychiatric Association's new article Turning Vision into Reality outlines the 2025–2027 Action Plan with a strong call for collaboration in mental health care. Read more: shorturl.at/2mxBE | shorturl.at/yw2ug #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAwareness
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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 04/09/2025
📣 The ERC Starting Grant call results are out! Find out which early-career researchers will receive funding this year, what they will be investigating, where they will be based... plus lots of other #ERCStG facts & figures for 2025! ➡️ buff.ly/IsafuFh #FrontierResearch 🇪🇺#EUfunded #HorizonEurope
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
🧠 The latest @who.int article reveals the challenge: ➡ Over 1 in 8 people worldwide live with a mental health condition. Together, we can build stronger systems and break the stigma. 📖 Read more shorturl.at/0Us2a #MentalHealthAwareness #WorldHealthOrganisation #GAMIANEurope
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
🌍✨ We’re inviting young people to take part in the EARLY Study on Youth Mental Health to shape better understanding, support, and policies for #youth #mentalwellbeing across Europe. Access the survey🔗https://bit.ly/4mF6Mcg #InternationalYouthDay #YouthMentalHealth @eymh.bsky.social
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
🧠 Are you an Expert by Experience interested in shaping the future of mental health research? GAMIAN-Europe is building a pool of individuals with lived experience for upcoming EU-funded and Wellcome Trust-funded projects. 📝 Register here: forms.gle/xoEf1JaaCZ45... 🔗 Learn more: shorturl.at/30G40
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
💬“Leadership is not a title – it’s a connective presence.” This week, our president, Peter Kéri represented GAMIAN-Europe at high-level WHO mental health events in Paris, amplifying lived experience and calling for global action. Read more: shorturl.at/1ZV8i #MentalHealthLeadership
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Patient Leadership at the Centre: GAMIAN-Europe Speaks at WHO High-Level Conference in Paris | GAMIAN-Europe
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
📍 Last week, our Executive Director, Nigel Olisa, joined the Boehringer Ingelheim Global Patient Partnership Summit, highlighting the need for trust, transparency, and patient voice in shaping care. Mental & physical health must be addressed together. #MentalHealth #PatientEngagement #NCDs
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
🎗 The Mental Health & Cancer Hub is now live! Launched for #EWAC2025, this new platform offers country-specific directories, resources & support services across 20+ EU countries for those facing cancer & mental health challenges. 🔗 Explore: cancermentalhealth.org #MentalHealthMatters #CancerSupport
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
📘 GAMIAN-Europe’s 2024 Annual Report is available! From impactful events and EU-funded research to awareness campaigns and member engagement, 2024 was a year of growth, collaboration, and strengthened advocacy for mental health across Europe. 🔗 Read the full report: gamian.eu/gamian-europ...
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
💚 Thank you to everyone who joined us on 17 May for GAMIAN-Europe’s 2025 General Assembly in Brussels! This annual gathering is a key moment to reflect, reconnect, and ensure our advocacy stays rooted in lived experience. 📖 Recap here: shorturl.at/A2Mdt #MentalHealthAdvocacy #PatientVoice
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
📊 Mental Health Dashboard is now live! Launched during #EuropeanMentalHealthWeek, this new tool maps prevalence, stigma, policies, and investment across Europe, turning data into action for mental health. 🔗 Explore now: www.gamian.eu/mental-healt... #DataForChange #MentalHealthMatters
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
🎗️ European Week Against Cancer 2025 is here! In Europe, 1 in 20 people will face a cancer diagnosis, many also struggle with mental health. This week, we’re launching Mental Health & Cancer Hub, a digital platform offering psycho-oncological services from 20+ European countries. #EWAC2025
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
📢 It’s European Mental Health Week 2025! GAMIAN-Europe is proud to take part in three key events shaping the future of mental health in Europe. We look forward to seeing you and working together to make mental health a priority backed by evidence, action, and rights. #EuropeanMentalHealthWeek
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
📢 The programme is here! Join us for a powerful discussion on the EU mental health landscape, social rights, data gaps, LGBTQIA+ inclusion, and a case study from Portugal. 📆 21 May | 11:00–12:30 CET 📝 It's not too late to register: forms.gle/tSkvExz1GmN3... #EuropeanMentalHealthWeek
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
📢 One week to go to our webinar Making Mental Health Visible: Data as a Tool for Rights! Explore EU mental health landscape, social rights, health data, LGBTQIA+ communities and a Portuguese case study 📆 21 May | 11:00–12:30 CET 🔗 Register here: forms.gle/tSkvExz1GmN3... #EuropeanMentalHealthWeek
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
🚨 Did you know? Many mental health patients face stigma in different settings. These findings will feature in our new dashboards, launching during our upcoming webinar 'Making Mental Health Visible: Data as a Tool for Rights' 📅 21 May | 🕒 11:00–12:30 CET 🔗 Register here: shorturl.at/bUpDm
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Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network @gamian-europe.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
GAMIAN-Europe is proud to be at the Mental Health Summit on 20 May, 2025! Looking forward to contributing to the discussion and sharing insights from our The Vibrant Mind initiative during this important event at the European Parliament. 👉 lnkd.in/eFPdqwiK
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