European Mental Health Week 19 -25 May 2025

Each year, 3 million people in the EU receive a cancer diagnosis, making them 5 times more likely to suffer depression than the general population. 🧠 🩺

🚨Yet less than 30% of cancer patients have their psychiatric disturbances formally recognised, so they never receive the care they need.

On European Mental Health Week, we celebrate three ambitious EU-funded projects designed to address this urgent issue.

1️⃣ALTHEA – provides high-quality, remote, psychological screening & support through an easy-to-use digital platform

2️⃣DESIPOC – offers mental health support for cancer patients, carers, and professionals through its Virtual Observatory

3️⃣MELODIC – develops and delivers an online training programme for healthcare professionals to better support the mental health of young patients