Mental Health Europe: MHE publishes Dutch Presidency scorecard
Mental Health Europe (MHE) is pleased to publish its scorecard on the Dutch Presidency of the Council (January-June 2016) in relation to mental health and human rights.
What is the scorecard about?
In order to engage with and analyse the performance of the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union, MHE has devised a new scorecard system through which it will evaluate each of the Presidency’s commitment to and promotion of mental health according to how they performed on the following criteria:
- Promotion of mental health and well-being.
- Commitment to the rights of persons with psychosocial disabilities.
- The involvement and empowerment of users of mental health services.
The beginning of 2016 was an important time for mental health at European Level with the close of the Joint Action on Mental Health and Well-being , the adoption of the long-awaited European Framework for Action on Mental Health and Well-being (the Framework for Action) and the receipt by the EU of recommendations from the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in September 2015.
The conclusions to these important processes provided an opportunity to highlight mental health during the Dutch Presidency and although health matters were not prioritised in its formal priorities, the Presidency performed well in some respects, including by shining a light on youth mental health. In addition, they admirably led the first discussions surrounding the EU Accessibility Act.
However, MHE believes that the Presidency could have done more to capitalise on the adoption of the Framework for Action in order to promote mental health and well-being at European level.
Download the scorecard here.
