On 19-20 October 2026, MENTBEST partners met online for the project’s plenary meeting to review progress on the COMBINA and MENTINA studies and explore how the project’s achievements can be sustained beyond its lifetime.
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MENTBEST at the ARIS – AEK Basketball Game for World Mental Health Day
On 10 October, World Mental Health Day, the Greek MENTBEST team joined the ARIS – AEK basketball game in Thessaloniki, reaching more than 600 people with information and materials on mental health, wellbeing, and depression awareness.
Webinar #8: Translating Networked Science into Evidence-Based Health Care Policy
Following a successful session hosted by ASPbelong, our sister project, Net&Me BootStRaP, is pleased to host the 8th webinar in the Mental Health Dialogue series on 28 October 2026 (11:00–12:30 CET).
Upcoming Plenary Meeting
The next Plenary Meeting of the MENTBEST project will take place online on 19–20 October. Partners will come together to review progress, exchange insights, and plan the next steps of the project.
Connected We Stand: MENTBEST joins Thessaloniki’s civil society festival
On 19 September, the South-East European Research Centre (SEERC), part of the University of York in Thessaloniki and the Greek team behind MENTBEST, joined the civil society festival Connected We Stand. The objective? To connect with the people of Thessaloniki around something that concerns us all: mental health, wellbeing, and fighting stigma.
Dissemination and Impact in Practice – Mental Health Dialogues #7
This webinar explored how research-based findings can move beyond academic circles to create real-world impact in stakeholder, industry and policy settings. As mental health research continues to grow across Europe, translating that knowledge into practice remains one of the field’s most pressing challenges.
MENTBEST at the German Patient Congress on Depression in Frankfurt
On May 30, 2026, the German Foundation for Depression and Suicide Prevention (Stiftung Deutsche Depressionshilfe und Suizidprävention), led by its Chairman of the Board, Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hegerl, hosted the German Patient Congress on Depression at the historic Alte Oper Frankfurt in Frankfurt am Main.
MENTBEST joins Spring Celebration at the University of York Europe Campus to raise awareness on mental health and wellbeing
On 8 May, MENTBEST, as part of the South-East European Research Centre (SEERC), joined Spring Fest 2026, the first spring festival held at the Galini Campus of the University of York Europe Campus.
Supporting mental health in the construction sector in Ireland
On 23rd April 2026, the Limerick Alliance for Mental Health Support, as part of the MENTBEST project, held two workshops in Limerick (Ireland) to raise awareness on mental health challenges in the construction sector.