The role of the policy division is to promote national health policies, public awareness and public advocacy related to the mental health of children and adolescents, and to increase the standing and authority of the Society in Europe and in the European Union.
Current programs and projects:
- ESCAP policy statements on global and European issues
- Organising policy debates for future ESCAP congresses
- Sustainable development goals (SDG's) of the UN as a policy framework
- Research calls for SARS-CoV-2 e.g. Horizon 2020 and national calls
- Policy survey
Articles
Below are some articles related to policy issues in Europe. Other articles can be found in the Resource pages.
Division director Joerg Fegert
Below are articles that have been published in recent years and relate to policy.
Patrick McGorry: “Early treatment is bending the curve of outcome” published for ESCAP 2017 Geneva Congress
Patrick McGorry "Transition to 21st Century Mental Health Care: Early Intervention for Young People with Emerging Mental Disorders"published for ESCAP 2017 Geneva Congress
Child and adolescent psychiatry in Greece during the crisis: a brief report. by Dimitris C. Anagnostopoulos, Eugenia Soumaki. ECAP Journal, Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry (2013) 22:131–134
The economic crisis in Spain and its impact on the mental health of children and adolescents by Aranzazu Fernández-Rivas and Dr Miguel Angel Gonzáles-Torres. ECAP Journal Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry (2013) 22:583–586
Norman Sartorius’ fight for the improvement of child psychiatry: In the army
Norman Sartorius: Mental health care for children and adolescents in Europe: challenges and future perspectives article and interview from ESCAP 2015 Madrid congress
Joaquin Fuentes: “Embed the community into the congress and the congress into the community” AEPNYA and AACAP joint congress 2016
Brendan Doody: No strength without unity.
Füsun Çuhadaroglu: “Policy programming will make us stronger and more effective”
William W. Patton: Involving child psychiatrists in public policy ESCAP Congress 2015 Madrid
