In-person event

Brussels Briefing - Mental health: Key findings and emerging risks

As part of its #BrusselsBriefings series, Eurofound hosted an off-the-record session dedicated to its latest research on mental health. The briefing took place on Tuesday 9 December 2025 from 10:00 to 12:00 CET.

Brussels Briefing - Mental health: Key findings and emerging risks
When?

Tuesday, 9 December 2025

Europe/Brussels

Start

10:00

End

12:00

Where?
Résidence Palace, Rue de la Loi 155, 1040, Brussels, BE
Organised by
Eurofound

Event background

Eurofound expert Hans Dubois presented 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 addressed 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 could 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 gave 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 included a Q&A and an exchange of ideas with the audience.


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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 Manager
Information and Communication

Cristina Arigho är Senior Communications Manager och Stakeholder Engagement and Promotions Lead vid informations- och kommunikationsenheten vid Eurofound, efter att ha arbetat vid byrån 2012. Dessförinnan tillbringade hon nästan 20 år i Bryssel där hon arbetat i olika roller, många av dem på EU-kommissionen, bland annat som talesperson för GD Sysselsättning, socialpolitik och inkludering (2010–2012) och för GD Budget (2007–2009). Innan hon blev talesperson vid kommissionen var hon pressekreterare vid GD Sysselsättning (2005–2007) och talskrivare åt kommissionären och den dåvarande generaldirektören (2003–2005). Före sina år vid kommissionen arbetade hon för RTÉ radio and television (Irlands nationella television) i Bryssel som produktionsassistent och forskare, och senare som nyhetsproducent. Cristina har en examen i tillämpade språk från University of Ulster i Coleraine, Nordirland.

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Speakers

Hans Dubois

Senior research manager
Social policies research unit

Hans Dubois är forskningschef vid enheten för socialpolitik vid Eurofound. Hans forskningsämnen inkluderar bostäder, överskuldsättning, hälso- och sjukvård, långtidsvård, sociala förmåner, pension och livskvalitet i närområdet. Innan han kom till Eurofound var han biträdande professor vid Kozminski-universitetet i Warszawa. Han avslutade en doktorsexamen i företagsekonomi och ledning vid Bocconi-universitetet (Milano), efter att ha arbetat som forskningssekreterare vid European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (Madrid).

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