Geneva, June 6 2017: The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Dainius Pūras, has called for a sea change in mental health care around the world, urging States and psychiatrists to act with courage to reform a crisis-hit system built on outdated attitudes Read more

The May edition of our news magazine is now available Read more

EFPA Board Educational Affairs asks the 36 member associations to make efforts to encourage and support the structures of academic psychology (e.g. at Departmental, Faculty, School and postgraduate levels) in their country. Read more

Representatives of European Mental Health Workforce Associations welcome the opportunity to work in partnership towards an effective and influential mental health workforce in Europe, together with the WHO Regional Office for Europe. A multi-disciplinary consensus on Mental Health in Europe Read more

The Executive Council of EFPA (European Federation of Psychologists Associations) would like to congratulate Prof. Fiske for being elected to be the winner of the Wilhelm Wundt-William James Award 2017. Read more

Press release : Treatment for people suffering from depression must shift from heavy reliance on drugs and medicalised interventions to addressing power imbalances and inequalities that often underlie the condition, a United Nations human rights expert says. Read more

Dr. Dave Bartram will be the first winner of the award initiated in 2016 by EFPA, EAWOP, the Department of Organization Studies of Maastricht University, and the Research Institute IDOCAL of University of Valencia. Read more

This year’s World Health Day is dedicated to the fight against depression, a disorder present in more 350 million people worldwide according to WHO data. EFPA recognizes the need to intervene as early as possible in the developmental process of depression. Read more

The APA-IUPsyS Global Mental Health Fellowship (GMHF) provides a unique opportunity for a psychologist to contribute to the work of World Health Organization (WHO), in the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse for a period of one year. Read more

The Executive Council of EFPA would like to congratulate Dr. Ebert from the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany for being elected to be the next EFPA Comenius Early Career award 2017 winner. Read more

CON AMORE based in Denmark is a center of excellence that congregates a group of researchers headed by Professor Dorthe Berntsen. Read more

What is the International Day of Happiness? It’s a day to be happy, of course! Since 2013, the United Nations has celebrated the International Day of Happiness as a way to recognise the importance of happiness in the lives of people around the world. Read more

Human rights awareness is on the radar of most psychologists. However, there is still a lot of room for improvement. Read more

The report on last November's Wilton Park Conference co-organised by the Council of Europe on "protecting children from violence: next steps for effective strategies" is ready now. With sincere thanks to Rapporteur and EFPA EC member Eleni Karayianni for an excellent and comprehensive read! Read more

Mental health is everyone’s concern. It is central to all our lives and impacts our well-being, our work, our societies, our families and our economies. 17 undersigned European organisations are concerned by the mental health of millions of Europeans. Read more