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. 2016 Feb 1;13(1):22-23.
doi: 10.1192/s2056474000000957. eCollection 2016 Feb.

Increasing momentum in prevention of mental illness and mental health promotion across Europe

Chiara Samele  1
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Increasing momentum in prevention of mental illness and mental health promotion across Europe

Chiara Samele. BJPsych Int. .

Abstract

Prevention of mental illness and mental health promotion activities across Europe have gathered some pace since the launch of the European Union's Pact for Mental Health and Well-Being in 2008. Within the context of a large treatment gap in mental health and limited resources to meet the high demand for mental healthcare, a concerted effort is now needed to ensure that initiatives in both mental illness prevention and mental health promotion become a fundamental part of where we are educated, work and live. Cost-effective, evidence-based approaches in prevention and promotion make these initiatives more accessible.

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Fig. 1. Spending (euros) per capita on general illness prevention and public health services (source: Eurostat, 2012)
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