Brussels Briefing - Mental health: Key findings and emerging risks
As part of its #BrusselsBriefings series, Eurofound is hosting an off-the-record session dedicated to its latest research on mental health. The briefing takes place on Tuesday 9 December 2025 from 10:00 to 12:00 CET.
Tuesday, 9 December 2025
Start
10:00
End
12:00
Event background
Eurofound expert Hans Dubois presents recent findings drawing comparative data, exploring how crises such as the Great Recession and COVID-19 have shaped mental-health outcomes, how different risk groups are evolving, and why social and economic conditions remain central drivers of poor mental health.
The briefing also addresses worrying recent trends, including a stalling of the decline in suicide deaths and recent increases especially among youngest and oldest age groups, and the increasing or continued strain on Europe’s mental-health systems regardless of increased capacity. Participants will gain insights into what works, where gaps persist, and how policy can strengthen prevention, inclusion and access to trustworthy, person-centred support.
This off-the-record event gives stakeholders an opportunity to engage directly with Eurofound’s expert on the most recent data and analysis. After the opening and a short presentation, the schedule will include a Q&A and an exchange of ideas with the audience.
Registration to the event is now open.
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Agenda
Contact
Attendance is by invitation only. For any queries about the briefing, please contact Cristina Arigho.
Cristina Arigho
Senior Communication ManagerCristina Arigho er Senior Communications Manager og leder af interessentinddragelse og forfremmelser i Eurofounds informations- og kommunikationsenhed, og hun blev ansat i agenturet i 2012. Tidligere har hun tilbragt næsten 20 år i Bruxelles, hvor hun har haft forskellige stillinger, hvoraf mange af dem har været i Europa-Kommissionen, bl.a. som talsmand for Generaldirektoratet for Beskæftigelse, Sociale Anliggender, Arbejdsmarkedsforhold og Inklusion (2010-2012) og for Generaldirektoratet for Budget (2007-2009). Før hun blev ansat i Kommissionens talsmandstjeneste, var hun pressemedarbejder i Generaldirektoratet for Beskæftigelse (2005-2007) og taleskriver for den daværende kommissær og generaldirektør (2003-2005). Før sine år i Kommissionen arbejdede hun for RTÉ radio og tv (irsk nationalt tv) i Bruxelles som produktionsassistent og researcher og senere som nyhedsproducent. Cristina er uddannet i anvendte sprog fra University of Ulster i Coleraine, Nordirland.
Speakers
Hans Dubois
Senior research managerHans Dubois er seniorforskningsleder i Eurofounds enhed for socialpolitik. Hans forskningsemner omfatter boliger, overdreven gældsætning, sundhedspleje, langtidspleje, sociale ydelser, pension og livskvalitet i lokalområdet. Før han kom til Eurofound, var han adjunkt ved Kozminski Universitet (Warszawa). Han afsluttede en ph.d. i Business Administration and Management ved Bocconi University (Milano) efter at have arbejdet som forskningsmedarbejder ved European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (Madrid).
Series: Brussels briefings
Eurofound's Brussels Briefings are off-the-record, in-person sessions designed for insightful exchanges. Meet Eurofound experts to discuss the latest developments on the Brussels agenda in an informal setting.
