
BSR Mental Health
BSR Mental Health
Good mental health is a cornerstone of societal resilience, yet countries in the BSR report alarmingly high rates of mental ill-health. There is an urgent need for effective mental health promotion, prevention, and treatment strategies to address this growing burden, driven by successive crises and expected to persist. The health sector alone cannot meet the demand. Overburdened primary care systems are struggling, creating inefficiencies that worsen the challenges. Addressing this issue requires a cross-sectoral approach to improving mental well-being, ensuring that BSR societies can recover from and adapt to crises. Sectors beyond health play a vital role in promoting mental health. Interreg projects highlight the potential of leveraging settings such as schools, workplaces, and cultural environments to improve outcomes. For instance, cultural interventions provide effective non-medical solutions for individuals with mild to moderate mental health conditions. However, these approaches require political recognition and systematic adoption. Decision-makers need robust information and evidence to implement cross-sectoral mental health initiatives. This project will create a platform to consolidate outcomes of various projects into actionable policy recommendations for national and regional decision-makers. By driving broader adoption of these solutions, the initiative will expand access to effective interventions, improving mental health and resilience across the BSR.
Budgets
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1.20MillionTotal
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0.96MillionErdf
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0.00MillionNorway

Project platform
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Arts on PrescriptionInterreg Baltic Sea RegionVisit the project page
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KidsLikeUsInterreg Baltic Sea RegionVisit the project page
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MentalHealthMattersInterreg Baltic Sea RegionVisit the project page
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SchoolChangerInterreg Baltic Sea RegionVisit the project page
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BaltSe@nioRInterreg Baltic Sea Region 2014-2020Visit the project page
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BaltSe@nioR 2.0Interreg Baltic Sea Region 2014-2020Visit the project page
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SAFEInterreg Central Baltic 2021-2027Visit the project page
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ABCs for Mental HealthEU4HealthVisit the project page
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Icehearts EuropeEU4HealthVisit the project page
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Operating grant in the field of EU4HealthEU4HealthVisit the project page
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Arts on Prescription in NorwayNorwegian Ministry for Health and Care ServicesVisit the project page
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Economy of Well-being of PeopleSwedish InstituteVisit the project page
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Roadmap to improve the health and wellbeing of the ageing population (AgeFLAG)Swedish Institute and supplementary funding by the German Federal Ministry of HealthVisit the project page
BSR Mental Health
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Project partners
- TownStockholm
- Region
- CountrySweden
- RegionStockholms län
- RepresentativeSecretariat of the Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Well-being (NDPHS)
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- TownPoznań
- Region
- CountryPoland
- RegionMiasto Poznań
- RepresentativePoznan University of Life Sciences
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- TownOdense C
- Region
- CountryDenmark
- RegionFyn
- RepresentativeOdense Municipality
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- E-Mail
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- TownCopenhagen
- Region
- CountryDenmark
- RegionØstsjælland
- RepresentativeISCA - International Sport and Culture Association
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- E-Mail
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- TownTallinn
- Region
- CountryEstonia
- RegionPõhja-Eesti
- RepresentativeEstonian Coalition for Mental Health and Well-being VATEK
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- E-Mail
- Web
Contacts
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Financial managerÜlla-Karin NurmSecretariat of the Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Well-being (NDPHS)
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Project manager, Communication managerWiebke SeemannSecretariat of the Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Well-being (NDPHS)
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