Funding programme: Horizon2020 coronavirus-2C
Duration: Dec 2020 – Dec 2024
Total budget: 6,2 M€
Consortium: 14 partners in 9 countries
Coordinator: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Showcase of a successful project
The RESPOND consortium brings together complementary expertise of partners in the Netherlands, UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Belgium and Sweden. Together, they aim to improve the preparedness of the European mental health care system in the face of the current and future pandemics. The consortium will identify resilience factors and specific vulnerable groups that are at risk for adverse mental health impact as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated containment measures. As a way to improve resilience, scalable WHO psychological interventions will be implemented through stepped-care programmes.
The researchers also aim to steer future policy decisions by disentangling the effects of COVID-19 containment strategies on mental health and wellbeing across Europe’s different health systems. Evidence will be translated into specific guidance for regional and national authorities on the impacts of containment strategies on mental health, particularly in vulnerable groups. The ultimate goal then is to ensure that mental health is fully considered within health, social, and wider economic responses and recovery plans.
The RESPOND project will start in December 2020 and delivers its first results already within 3 months after the project starts.
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