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Teema: EST - Invitation letter “Mental Health in All Policies: Address

Challenges and Design Shared Solutions” High-level Conference Paris,

France, 16–17 June 2025

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korral palume linke ja faile mitte avada.Tähelepanu! Tegemist on

välisvõrgust saabunud kirjaga.Tundmatu saatja korral palume linke ja

faile mitte avada.Dear Sir/Madam,

Please see attached letter from Dr. Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional

Director for Europe and Mr Yannick Neuder, Minister of Health and Access

to Care, Ministry for Labour, Health, Solidarity and Family Affairs for

the High-level Conference Mental Health in All Policies: Address

Challenges and Design Shared Solutions that will be held in Paris,

France, on the 16th and 17th of June 2025 .

Please find attached in addition scope &amp; purpose and provisional

agenda.

With thanks and kind regards,

WHO Secretariat

Date: 24 April 2025

To: Dr Karmen Joller

Minister of Social Affairs Ministry of Social Affairs

Suur-Ameerika 1 10129 Tallinn

Estonia

“Mental Health in All Policies: Address Challenges and Design Shared Solutions” High-level Conference

Paris, France, 16–17 June 2025 Dear Madam, We are pleased to invite you to support the nominations of up to three participants for the above-mentioned conference which is being organized by the WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe) in collaboration with the French Ministry of Health and Access to Care through the European Union (EU) funded project “Addressing mental health challenges in the EU, Iceland and Norway”. WHO/Europe established mental health as a flagship priority of its European Programme of Work, 2020–2025 (EPW), which aims to support Member States in transforming their mental health systems and services. The Government of France has established mental health as the national “Grande Cause” of 2025. Currently, mental health services and systems are overwhelmed in many countries. There is insufficient investment and focus on prevention and promotion initiatives which can only be implemented successfully when ministries of health partner with other ministries. WHO/Europe has held several bilateral policy discussions with many Member States under the EU project. The main common theme emerging from these discussions is the support countries need in bridging the work of health ministries with that of ministries of education, welfare, justice, finance, employment, culture, agriculture and others. The aim of this conference will be to present and exchange experiences on how to implement successful intersectoral policies and practices to improve the mental health of the population. To ensure the representation from other ministries, we kindly ask you to nominate one representative from your Ministry of Health and to facilitate the extension of this invitation to two other representatives in your country, coming from any of the following areas: education, welfare, justice, finance and employment, based on your country’s context and priorities. WHO/Europe will cover travel, accommodation and meeting expenses for up to three participants. The meeting will be held in English, with simultaneous translation into French. An outline of the scope and purpose is attached.

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We look forward to receiving your nominations, including the name, functional title and email address, by 5 May 2025. We will then communicate directly with the nominees, providing them with the necessary guidance, documentation and administrative information in due time. We would appreciate it if you could address your reply to [email protected] with a copy to Ms Ida Strömgren, [email protected] and Ms Alix Giroud, [email protected]. Yours very truly,

Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge Regional Director WHO Regional Office for Europe

Mr Yannick Neuder Minister of Health and Access to Care Ministry for Labour, Health, Solidarity and Family Affairs

Encls: Scope and Purpose Provisional Agenda

Copy for information to:

Ms Helen Sõber, Adviser, European Union Affairs and International Co-operation Department, Ministry of Social Affairs, Suur- Ameerika 1, 10122 Tallinn, Estonia Ms Agne Nettan-Sepp, Head, European Union Affairs and International Co-operation Department, Ministry of Social Affairs, Suur-Ameerika 1, 10129 Tallinn, Estonia H.E. Ms Riia Salsa-Audiffren, Ambassador Representative of the Republic of Estonia, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Estonia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, Chemin du Petit-Saconnex 28A, CH-1209 Genève, Switzerland H.E. Mr Andre Pung, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of Estonia, Frederiksgade 19, 4th floor, 1265 Copenhagen K, Denmark Ms Kristina Köhler, Liaison Officer, WHO Country Office, Estonia, Paldiski Road 81, 10617 Tallinn, Estonia

High-level conference on mental health in all policies: addressing challenges and designing

shared solutions Paris, France, 16–17 June 2025

Provisional programme

Day 1 – Monday 16 June 12:30–14:00 Registration and refreshments Opening and welcome 14:00–14:30

Short video

Ministry of Health of France Representative WHO Representative European Commission Representative

Keynote 14:30–15:00 Highlighting the positive outcomes for service

users when there is coordination, collaboration and cocreation for mental health

Keynote

Session 1. Mental health in all policies: frameworks and governance 15:00–15:45 Ministerial panel discussion (Ministers of health/state secretaries) 15:45–16:15 Coffee break Session 2. Showcase interventions 16:15–17:15 Ministerial panel discussion Ministers from other ministries including

agriculture, housing and employment Session 3. Paris Declaration on Mental Health in All Policies 17:15–17:30 Reading and signing of the Paris Declaration

on Mental Health in All Policies (Following a consultation with countries in May)

17:30 Close 18:30–22:00 Reception hosted by France at the Pavillon Elysée Té

Day 2 – Tuesday 17 June 08:30–09:00 Registration and refreshments Opening of Day 2 09:00–09:30 Recap of Day 1 Ministry of Health of France

Representative WHO Representative European Commission Representative

Plenary session 1. Introduction to PERA (an online question-and-answer tool) 09:30–09:45 Mental health in all policies: the rationale

for intersectoral collaboration Keynote 1

09:45–10:00 Mental health in all policies: leading the change

Keynote 2

10:00–10:30 Investing in mental health: the role of the financial sector in enabling resilience and well-being in the population

Keynote 3

10:30–11:00 Coffee break and transition to the parallel sessions Parallel sessions, morning 11:00–12:15 Parallel session 1

Mental health in all policies: localized actions leading the way

Parallel session 2 Youth mental health across all policies

Parallel session 3 Suicide prevention across all policies

12:15–13:15 Lunch break Marketplace to showcase posters during lunch Parallel sessions, afternoon 13:15–14:45 Parallel session 4

Protecting mental health in a changing world

Parallel session 5 Preventing vulnerabilities through intersectoral work

Parallel session 6 Mental health in the workplace

14:45–15:15 Coffee break and transition from parallel sessions to plenary Plenary session 2. Leading the change 15:15–16:15 Dare to lead: driving intersectoral change in

uncertain times tbc

Launch of the mental health leadership course and information on upcoming webinars

tbc

Plenary session 3. Summary and the way forward 16:15–16:45 Panel: rapporteurs from each parallel session –

main findings, take-home points and way forward

tbc

16:45–17:00 Close

High-level conference on mental health in all policies: addressing challenges and designing shared solutions

Paris, France, 16–17 June 2025

Scope and purpose Background Good mental health is the foundation of any functioning society, enabling people of all ages and walks of life to participate fully in their communities and to pursue what matters most to them – education, employment, family and more. Poor mental health therefore carries a considerable burden, both to individuals and society. This has become increasingly apparent during the succession of crises of the last five years. However, countries continue to struggle to build the systems infrastructure and capacity necessary for widespread access to mental health services and supports. In response to the need for urgent action, the WHO Regional Office for Europe is collaborating with the European Commission on a four-year European Union-funded project entitled “Addressing mental health challenges in the European Union countries, Iceland and Norway”. The project aims to provide tailored support and capacity-building to these countries in building stronger, more resilient mental health systems. Since 2023, the Regional Office has engaged in tailored policy discussions with 29 participating countries to identify their concrete needs in protecting population mental health. A common throughline in these discussions has been how practically to enable cross-sectoral collaboration in mental health policy work. In many countries, mental health is still primarily the responsibility of the health sector, which has contributed to overwhelmed services and underinvestment in prevention and promotion initiatives. Countries have asked for support in bridging the work of the health sector with that of the education, welfare, finance, housing, employment, justice, agriculture and other sectors, clarifying how each – in policy and practice – contributes to population mental health. In this way, countries can move towards more efficient mental health systems and thereby support more productive, inclusive and resilient populations. Seeing an opportunity to answer countries’ calls for support, and acknowledging France’s sustained championing of mental health in its national frameworks through innovating solutions for mental health and its long-standing collaboration with WHO – notably through the WHO Collaborating Centre of Lille, France – the WHO Regional Office for Europe plans to organize jointly a two-day conference in Paris, France, centred on the theme of integrating mental health into all policies. This initiative follows the recent calls to action by the French Prime Minister, who established mental health as the “grande cause” for 2025. He emphasized that mental health is a collective responsibility involving the state, local authorities, businesses and associations, and placed mental health as one of the five major priorities, highlighting the urgent need to improve access to quality public services and invest in prevention of mental ill health.

Scope and purpose page 2 Objectives The conference will bring together representatives of European Union countries, Iceland and Norway, and the Eastern Partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine). Participants will include high-level policy-makers from across government sectors, health professionals and people with the lived experience of mental health conditions, to:

• facilitate cross-fertilization and knowledge sharing on how to realize effective cross- sectoral collaboration in mental health;

• convene stakeholders from various sectors outside health to discuss mental health care, promotion and prevention, and to strengthen collaborative efforts to ensure comprehensive mental health support for all;

• foster meaningful connections between policy-makers, professionals and people with lived experience across different sectors; and

• issue a call for actions to mainstream mental health in all policies at European Union, national and subnational levels.

Key stakeholders

• The conference will aim to convene representatives of various government ministries (including health, education, solidarity, welfare, finance, housing, employment, justice and agriculture) and people with lived experience of mental health conditions. Around 3– 4 delegates from each participating country are expected to attend, along with WHO partners, non-State actors, observers and WHO experts.

• Countries themselves (notably representatives of ministries of health) will be tasked with contacting their counterparts in other sectors and securing their participation on the basis of their context and relevance.