Exchange Programme

Embark on a professional learning journey to one of six European hubs: The Netherlands, Spain, Czech Republic, Croatia, Finland, and Austria. Selected participants will represent diverse professional profiles and levels of experience, fostering peer-to-peer learning and interdisciplinary collaboration. Each will take part in an immersive two-week programme featuring study visits to service providers, reflection workshops, and job-shadowing around distinct technical themes.

Participants will gain exposure to a variety of mental health systems, national action plans, and a wide range of promising and best practices. Each hub offers unique insights into modern mental health strategies aligned with the psychosocial model—emphasising community-based prevention, recovery, inclusion, and treatment. The alignment of the programme with participants’ professional backgrounds, thematic interests, and development goals ensures meaningful collaboration, skills enhancement, and contribution to a more harmonised and resilient European mental health landscape. The focus on intersectoral cooperation and international exchange empowers participants to return to their institutions with fresh knowledge, renewed motivation, and actionable plans to improve services.

Following the successful completion of the first wave—450 professionals across 6 hubs in summer 2025—a new wave will begin in autumn 2025 with another 75 participants per hub.

Download the exchange programme flyer here.

Target Group

The mental health exchange programme targets professionals from a wide range of fields, including:

1. Health professionals working in the mental health sector
2. Teachers and educators in school or educational settings
3. Social workers in various community contexts
4. Professionals in prisons and juvenile detention centres
5. Mental health policymakers, experts, and advisors
6. Members of service user and lived experience organisations
7. Trainers and mentors of students, apprentices, and staff from the above professions

Applicants may express interest in multiple hubs but can only be selected for one. Individuals who participated in the first wave are not eligible for the second wave.

Language Requirements

Participants should have at least an intermediate (B) level of English.

Timeline

The call for applications for Wave 2 of the EU-PROMENS Exchange Programme will open in summer 2025.

Below are the provisional dates for the second wave of exchange programme events:

Expenses

All travel, accommodation, and board costs are fully covered by the project.

Watch this 3-minute video introducing the EU-PROMENS Exchange Programme — subtitles available in 22 EU languages:

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