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DG SANCO's initiatives on mental and brain health

DG SANCO's initiatives on mental and brain health. eHealth and the Brain – ICT for Neuropsychiatric Health DG CONNECT workshop 5 November 2013 Jürgen Scheftlein Eibhilin Manning

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DG SANCO's initiatives on mental and brain health

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  1. DG SANCO's initiatives on mental and brain health eHealth and the Brain – ICT for Neuropsychiatric HealthDG CONNECT workshop5 November 2013 Jürgen Scheftlein Eibhilin Manning Health and Consumers Directorate General Health and Consumers Directorate General European Commission European CommissionUnit Programme Management and Diseases Unit Innovation for Health and Consumers

  2. Burden of disease of brain disorders • 38,2% of the EU population encounter a mental disorder in any year. Mental and brain disorders contribute 26.6% of the total all cause burden of disease(Wittchen et al., 2011). • The number of DALYs caused by Alzheimer's Disease has increased by almost 80% in EU and EFTA countries between 1990 and 2010 (Global Burden of Disease-study 2013). • Depression is among the top three causes in the disease burden in each Member State (ibid)

  3. Treatment gap in serious mental disorders (WMHS) (Wang et al 2010)(WMHS)Wang et al, 2010

  4. European Pact for Mental Health and Well-beingMilestones and forthcoming events (2008) • Promoting mental healthas an interestandresponsibilityacrosssociety • An invitationto EU institutions, Member States, stakeholdersandcivilsocietytoworktogetherandexchangegoodpractices • Fiveprioritiythemes: • - Depression andsuicide- Mental health in youngpeopleandeducation- Mental health at workplaces- Mental health of olderpeople- CombatingstigmaandsocialexclusionEU Compass on Action for Mental Health and Well-being: resourceforinformationandgoodpractices

  5. Joint Action Mental Health and Well-being • A 3-year initiative (02/2013-01/2016) co-funded from the EU Health Programme. Aims at building a framework for action in mental health policy at the European level and builds on previous work developed under the European Pact for Mental Health and Well-being. Involves 50 partners representing 27 EU Member States and 12 European organizations. Coordinated by Portugal (Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal) Website: http://www.mentalhealthandwellbeing.eu/

  6. Joint Action Mental Health and Well-beingObjectives • To contribute to the promotion of mental health and well-being, the prevention of mental disorders and the improvement of care and social inclusion of people with mental disorders in Europe. • To address issues related to : • a) mental health at workplaces (Germany) and schools (Italy); • b) depression and suicide and implementation of e-health approaches (Hungary, Netherlands on eHealth); • c) community-based and socially inclusive mental health care for people with severe mental disorders (Portugal); and • d) mental health in all policies (Finland). • To be attained through structured collaborative work, involving Member States, the EU, relevant stakeholders and international organizations, leading to the development of an endorsed framework for action.

  7. Project activities under the EU Health Programme • Projects addressing eHealth: • PREDI-NU (depression) • ProYouth (eating disorders) • SUPREME (mental health promotion and suicide prevention)

  8. European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing –EIP on AHA Activities span from scientific research to deployment to policy development within Action Groups of the EIP on AHA: A3: Prevention and early diagnosis of frailty and functional decline, both physical and cognitive, in older people Cognitive decline - innovative solutions to improve the quality of life of older people affected by mild to severe dementia D4: Innovation for age-friendly buildings, cities and environment Dementia supportive communities - living environments need to address the needs of all citizens across the life-course, including those living with dementia

  9. Related Topics under the EIP on AHA • Specific topics on cognitive decline in the A3 Action Group include: • Diffusion of new ICTs for ageing better with cognitive impairments and to improve screening and diagnostic tools • Training of dementia patients to maintain and improve neuro-psychological functions • Specific topics on dementia supportive communities in the D4 Action Group include: • Improving the design of housing and solutions to assist people with dementia to live independently and reduce adverse incidents • Building an evidence-base and building basic shared data sets on dementia supportive environment practices at local, regional and EU level

  10. ICT & ehealth angle in the EIP on AHA • CCTR (Netherlands): develops innovative end-to-end solutions enabling diagnosis, monitoring, coaching and treatmentat the place where the persons live • Ageing@Coimbra (Portugal): develop ICT solutions for self-management of health & alert signaling for risk factors of frailty (Vita Salutis and Tice.Healthy) and an autonomous car (Move) for people with mobility limitations. • K:CORD (Ireland):optimise assistive technologies to allow PWD to remain in their own homes for longer part of a wider community engagement programme • TNO (Netherlands): selected pilot regionsdevelopingregional action plans, Dementia 2012-2020 of the Dutch Ministry of Health incl. an e-health portal • Alliance/Life Changes Trust (Scotland): Dementia Enabled Communities’ (DECs) Innovations- Person Centredness- People living with dementia must be at the centre of development

  11. Contact details: Jürgen Scheftlein, Jurgen.Scheftlein@ec.europa.eu Eibhilin Manning, Eibhilin Manning@ec.europa.eu

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