EU4Health – Action grants to support implementation of best practices on the ground with direct impact on the effort to tackle mental health challenges during COVID-19 – 2021

Objectives

• To increase awareness, knowledge sharing and capacity building in the area of mental health.

Priorities

• Priority 1: to reduce the burden in the Member States and to support health professionals and improve awareness;
• Priority 2: the identification of solutions to tackle specific mental health issues, both at personal and societal level.

Among financed actions

• Transfer of practices shared within the Health Policy Platform network on ‘COVID-19 mental health support’;
• Focus on the needs of specific and/or vulnerable groups, including children and young people;
• Development of necessary guidance and/or training material, such as video tutorials, manuals, etc.

Additional information

• This call for proposal is an open call for proposal.
• Initial duration of the action: 24 months.

Eligibility

• Be a public or private non-profit organisation active in the field of mental health;
• The consortium must be composed by at least one NGO active in the field of mental health, preferably at EU level.

• Amount of the grant: 750,000 euro;
• Co-financing rate: up to 80% of the total eligible costs.