Projects
Country Vignettes on Good Practices in Mental Health in Primary Health Care. University of Antwerp
Magnet4Europe: Improving Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Health Care Workplace. KU Leuven
Over 23 million Europeans work in health care. Burnout, anxiety, sleep disorders, depression, and associated stigma are more common among health care workers, and exact a huge toll on individuals and families, particularly on women who are the majority of health care workers, and on society by erosion of productivity and safety of health services. Magnet4Europe transfers, modifies, scales up, and evaluates an evidence-based model of ...
The association of mental health with the cardiometabolic risk profile of children and adolescents and the role of sleep, health behaviours and weight status in this association. Ghent University
Obesity and cardiometabolic disorders are increasing worldwide amongst children and adolescents. This PhD project aims to investigate whether mental health aspects are risk factors for cardiometabolic disorders in European children and adolescents using data from the IDEFICS/I.Family cohort to strengthen prevention and intervention strategies. Special emphasis is given to the role of sleep in this association.
Deciphering the nexus between soil biodiversity and carbon regulation: advancing ecosystem services and EU soil health. KU Leuven
Almost every aspect of human life depends on the soil. From the food we eat and the water we drink, over the buildings and landscapes we inhabit, our global climate, the biodiversity that surrounds us and even our health and mental well-being: soils provide vital ecosystem services to support our society. However, these services can only flourish when the soil is in a state of optimal health. Regrettably, in the EU, a staggering 60-70% of ...
Global WHO Rehabilitation Action Plan 2030: Clinical guidelines, mapping Rehabilitation services in Health Systems, Health economy, Competence frameworks Hasselt University
The Milestone Project: Managing the Link and Strengthening Transition from Child to Adult Mental Health Care. KU Leuven
Transition to adulthood is the period of onset of most of the serious mental disorders that disable or kill in adult life. Current service configuration of distinct Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) and Adult Mental Health (AMHS) Services is considered the weakest link where the care pathway should be most robust. Transition-related discontinuity of care is a major socioeconomic and societal challenge for the EU. The MILESTONE ...
Development of holistic mental health care for middle-aged and old age people in Uganda. KU Leuven
Despite the fact that Uganda has an enabling national mental health policy framework, there are clear gaps in mental health service delivery as less than 1% of the health budget is spent on mental health.
Mental health services in Uganda are poorly resourced and treatment rates for people with mental dis-orders remain low, with treatment gaps over 90%. While The Government of the Republic of Uganda comprehensively developed the National ...
Understanding the social context of co- and self-regulatory problems: a promising strategy in preventive mental health care. University of Antwerp
Youth in Transition: Mental Health in a Challenging Period KU Leuven
We will investigate two key aspects of transition psychiatry. First, we will use different, but complementary, methodological approaches to study the social environment of young people in the transition phase who are at different levels of risk for psychiatric problems. Second, we will study the barriers ans potential levers in Flanders for mental health service use by adoloscents and young adults, and the implementation of an optimal ...