EU-PROMENS Final Conference

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EU-PROMENS · Final Conference

Strengthening Europe’s Mental Health Community

Join us in Brussels on 9 December 2026 as we celebrate three years of EU-PROMENS with the goal of building a skilled, multidisciplinary network for holistic and resilient mental health systems.

📅  Date

Wednesday, 9 December 2026

📍  Venue

Comet Meetings – Louise, Brussels

🕙  Time

10:30 – 16:00

💻  Format

In-person + online streaming

🗣  Language

English — with automatic translation option during online participation

About the Conference

After three years of bringing mental health professionals together across Europe, EU-PROMENS is holding its Final Conference — a moment to reflect, celebrate and look forward. This is not just a closing event: it is a platform for turning shared learning into action.

The conference will bring together the programme’s participants, implementing partners, policymakers, and European stakeholders to present key achievements, discuss the EU-PROMENS Toolkit — a European blueprint for mental health capacity-building — and explore how the network built through EU-PROMENS can continue to inspire beyond the project period.

From exchange participants who crossed borders to learn from colleagues, to trainers who shaped new approaches in 30 countries, the voices of the EU-PROMENS community will be at the heart of the day.

 

A bridge between reflection and action. The morning focuses on sharing results and lessons learned from the Exchange and Training Programmes. The afternoon turns towards the future: how the EU-PROMENS Toolkit can support national implementation.

Programme at a Glance

Time Session Type
10:30 – 11:00

Registration & Welcome

Arrival and registration at Comet Meetings – Louise, Place Stéphanie 20, Brussels

Arrival
11:00 – 11:30

Opening Session

Welcome remarks from DG SANTE, Mental Health Europe, Trimbos Institute, and GFA

Plenary
11:30 – 12:30

Reflection and Results of EU-PROMENS

Exchange and Training Coordinators present achievements, challenges, and lessons learned — joined by participants from both programmes

Plenary
12:30 – 13:00

National Change Processes and Country Needs

Panel discussion with Training Programme implementing partners representing south, north, east and west Europe

Panel
13:00 – 14:00

Buffet Lunch & Networking

An opportunity to connect with colleagues from across Europe

Networking
14:00 – 14:30

Presentation of the EU-PROMENS Toolkit

Launch of the European blueprint for mental health capacity-building, presented by EU-PROMENS experts

Plenary
14:30 – 15:15

National Implementation of the Toolkit

Interactive panel with Exchange Programme implementing partners from Austria, Croatia, Czechia, Finland, the Netherlands and Spain — online participants actively included

Panel
15:15 – 15:45

Mental Health Professionals in Europe: An Outlook

Forward-looking reflections on the future of Europe’s mental health workforce from EU and international representatives

Plenary
15:45 – 16:00

Closing Remarks

Final words from HaDEA, EU-PROMENS leadership, and a representative of service users

Closing

Who Is This Conference For?

  EU-PROMENS participants and alumni
  Mental health professionals and trainers
  National institutions and public authorities
  European Commission representatives
  International organisations active in Mental Health
  EU-PROMENS national implementing partners
  People with lived experience
  Policymakers and senior experts

Join us in Brussels — or online

The conference is open for both in-person and online participation. Registration details will be shared soon. Stay tuned for speaker announcements, the Toolkit launch, and how to join the conversation.

🏛  Register on-site

Upon invitation

💻  Register online

Open to all