Newsletter from KnowandPol Scotland Health Team 04/11/2010
November Newsletter from the KnowandPol Scotland Health Team reporting on recently completed and ongoing research investigating knowledge in mental health policy making in Scotland.
European Social Partners Agree Guidelines to Tackle Third-Party Violence and Harassment at Work 02/11/2010
EU-level employers' and trade unions' organisations have signed guidelines to help tackle third-party violence and harassment at work. The guidelines were signed by the EU-level social partners in the healthcare, education, local and regional government, commerce and private security sectors.
Edinburgh Declaration on Mental Health Promotion 26/10/2010
The European Network for Workplace Health Promotion has made a new Declaration on mental health promotion at work. At its September meeting in Edinburgh, the ENWHP, which is made up of national representatives from the Member States and the EEA countries, declared their support for the cause of mental health promotion at work.
Commission Publishes Eurobarometer on Mental Health 25/10/2010
A poll released to mark World Mental Health Day reveals that during the 12 months preceding the survey, 15% of respondents across EU Member States sought professional help for psychological or emotional problems and 7% took antidepressants, mostly for depression or anxiety.