DataPrev (2007-2010)

Funded by

European Commission, 6^th Framework Programme

Duration

36 months, from September 2007 to August 2010

Summary

This project will develop a database of mental health promotion and mental disorder prevention programmes, and produce policy and practice guidelines.

Objectives

• To develop a standardised protocol for collecting and appraising programmes for people in all age groups;
• To enter the programmes into an online information system that will support coherence in the field among EU Member States;
• To support policy-making, research and good practice by translating the evidence into guidelines and training for policy-makers to promote more effective interventions across Europe;
• To identify good practice to assist policy-makers as they select programmes for implementation;
• To provide a standardised protocol for appraising programmes to influence future policies;
• To provide guidance for policy-makers on the transferability of specific approaches and programmes to different countries and cultures;
• To improve the lines of communication between researchers and policy-makers.

Activities and outcomes

1) A protocol to identify, appraise and document programmes, and a database to store and search programmes.

2) Creation of European and country-based networks to identify programmes which are currently implemented.

3) European conference to mobilise networks and create dissemination strategy.

4) Selection of good practice programmes and final completion of entry of programmes into database.

5) Development of guidelines and recommendations and completion of a ‘training the trainers' programme.

Lead organisation

Radboud University of Nijmegen , Academic Centre for Social Sciences, Netherlands

Partners

Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft, Austria

Mental Health Europe, Belgium

Charles University, Czech Republic

University Of Helsinki, Finland

Instytitut Psychiatrii I Neurologii, Poland

Health Department, Government of Catalonia/European Network of Mental Health Promotion and Mental Disorder Prevention (GENCAT/IMHPA), Spain

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom

University of Southampton, United Kingdom

University of Warwick, United Kingdom

Website

http://ec.europa.eu/research/fp6/ssp/dataprev_en.htm

Contact person

Mari Fresu, MHE Health Policy Officer