International projects
mental health, depression, suicide prevention, community-based interventions, Roma people, unemployed
people, ministries, mental distress, EU member states, migrants, refugees, general population
Organisations (1)
, Researchers (10)
1669 University of Primorska, Andrej Marušič Insitute
| no. |
Code |
Name and surname |
Research area |
Role |
Period |
No. of publicationsNo. of publications |
| 1. |
56343 |
Polonca Borko |
Psychology |
Researcher |
2024 - 2026 |
42 |
| 2. |
32135 |
PhD Diego De Leo |
Public health (occupational safety) |
Researcher |
2024 - 2026 |
502 |
| 3. |
59328 |
Tina Goznik |
Psychology |
Researcher |
2024 - 2026 |
11 |
| 4. |
53208 |
PhD Nina Krohne |
Psychology |
Researcher |
2024 - 2026 |
102 |
| 5. |
53207 |
PhD Meta Lavrič |
Psychology |
Researcher |
2024 - 2026 |
109 |
| 6. |
28757 |
PhD Vita Poštuvan |
Psychology |
Leader of the participating RO |
2024 - 2026 |
625 |
| 7. |
57124 |
Lucia Rojs |
Psychology |
Young researcher |
2024 - 2026 |
27 |
| 8. |
56313 |
Eva Sedlašek |
Psychology |
Researcher |
2024 - 2026 |
28 |
| 9. |
59431 |
Sara Vidmar |
Psychology |
Researcher |
2024 - 2026 |
17 |
| 10. |
36480 |
PhD Nuša Zadravec Šedivy |
Psychology |
Researcher |
2024 - 2026 |
145 |
Abstract
MentBox targets the existing gap between available mental health best practices and the ability of EU member states to deploy
them.
The main objective is to identify and tailor the most promising mental health interventions targeting depression, suicide, and nonclinical
mental distress and guide EU member states in their implementation by providing a digital book, the Modular Mental Health
Toolbox (MH-Toolbox). It will incorporate available evidenced-based interventions developed or applied and evaluated by the
consortium in past and ongoing EU-funded projects. These include generic mental health interventions and tailored interventions for
target (vulnerable) groups (including migrants and displaced people, Roma, unemployed). All identified interventions will be
optimised and localized country wise via a qualitative co-creation process with EU member state Ministries, health professionals,
patients, and people from minority (vulnerable) communities. The project also aims to develop interventions addressing the most
pressing needs of Roma people and then to tailor and test them through the collaboration with a stable Roma community in Spain.
The MH-Toolbox will include detailed step-by-step implementation advice for each tool tailored to the special situations in different
EU member states. A consultation with EU member state Ministries will be conducted to identify potential implementation barriers
and understand how the MH-Toolbox would fit best with ongoing programmes on mental health. An advisory group of EU member
State policy makers will be established to provide further guidance. Patients and those with lived experience will be involved in the
development of interventions and implementation advice given to ministries to ensure appropriateness and acceptance. The MHToolbox
will be hosted post-project by the European Alliance Ag