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Mental Health Ministerial Conference

Health and well-being
Living and working in Europe

The Mental Health Ministerial conference, which will be held as part of Ireland’s presidency of the EU council, is entitled 'Resilient Europe: Mental Health as a Strategic Asset for Europe’s Strength and Competitiveness'.

Mental Health Ministerial Conference
When?

Thursday, 15 October 2026

Where?
Cork, Ireland

Event background

The Mental Health Ministerial conference, which will be held as part of Ireland’s presidency of the EU council, is entitled 'Resilient Europe: Mental Health as a Strategic Asset for Europe’s Strength and Competitiveness'opens in new tab.

Hans Dubois, senior research manager at Eurofound’s social policies Unit, will be contributing to the event.

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Contributors

Hans Dubois

Senior research manager
Social policies research unit

Hans Dubois is a senior research manager in the Social Policies unit at Eurofound. His research topics include housing, over-indebtedness, healthcare, long-term care, social benefits, retirement, and quality of life in the local area. Prior to joining Eurofound, he was Assistant Professor at Kozminski University (Warsaw). He completed a PhD in Business Administration and Management at Bocconi University (Milan), after working as a research officer at the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (Madrid).

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