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European Alliance Against Depression e.V.

Acronym: EAAD

General Information

Identification Code: 98224959162-32
Website: [object Object]
Entity Form: registered non-profit association
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 7/16/2012
Last Update: 11/20/2023
EP Accredited Number: 0

Mission & Interests

Goals: The European Alliance Against Depression (EAAD) is an international non-profit organisation based in Leipzig, Germany, with several members and more than 120 regional network partners in Europe, Canada, Chile, New Zealand and Australia. The main aim of the EAAD is to improve care and optimise treatment for patients with depressive disorders and to prevent suicidal behaviour. It was established in 2008 by a number of mental health experts from different European research institutions in order to sustain the EU-funded EAAD projects (2004-2008). The EAAD is also involved in European research projects targeting depression and suicide prevention. Research expertise cover the implementation and evaluation of community-based intervention programs in the field of depression and suicide prevention, as well as the dissemination of research results.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
  • Education and training
  • Migration and asylum
  • Public health
  • Research and innovation
  • Trans-European Networks
  • Youth
Levels of Interest:
  • sub-national
  • european
  • global
  • national

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: The European Alliance Against Depression is the lead and Project Coordinator (Head: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hegerl) for the EAAD-Best project which commenced in April 2021. https://eaad-best.eu/ This 3-year project is funded within the Annual Work Programme 2020 of the 3rd EU Health Programme (HP-PJ-2020). It has two overarching aims: to improve care for patients with depression, and to prevent suicidal behaviour in Europe. It will do this by: i) transferring the community-based 4-level intervention concept of EAAD to new regions and countries in Europe, and ii) promoting the international uptake of the iFightDepression®-tool, an internet-based self-management tool for patients with depression. EAAD-Best is timely considering the exacerbation of mental health problems associated with the impacts of Covid-19. In the “implementation countries” (Bulgaria, Estonia, Greece, Italy and Poland), EAAD’s 4-level intervention will be conducted for the first time in model regions and later transferred to additional regions. In “transfer countries” (Hungary, Ireland and Spain), the 4-level intervention concept has already been implemented in model regions and the aim is to transfer these interventions to new regions in the respective country. At the same time, both implementation and transfer countries will promote and coordinate a national implementation of the iFightDepression®-tool and awareness website ----------------------------------------- The European Alliance Against Depression is a lead partner in the Horizon 2020 funded project MENTUPP - Mental Health Promotion and Intervention in Occupational Settings https://www.mentuppproject.eu/. The project will end in December 2023. MENTUPP's primary aim is to improve mental health in the workplace by developing, implementing and evaluating a multilevel intervention targeting mental health difficulties in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the construction, health and ICT sectors. The secondary aim is to reduce depression and suicidal behaviour. ----------------------------------------- The European Alliance Against Depression is the lead and Project Coordinator (Head: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hegerl) for the MESUR project which commenced in December 2022. The project is funded in the EU4Health Programme (EU4H) programme. MESUR - "Mental Health Support for Ukrainian Refugees" - MESUR aims to provide immediate mental health support for displaced persons from Ukraine arrive in Germany, Poland, Hungary, Greece, Bulgaria, and Estonia. The knowledge and experience gained from MESUR will be used to develop a Best Practice Guideline and Implementation Toolkit for other countries with displaced people. ----------------------------------------- The European Alliance Against Depression is the lead and Project Coordinator (Head: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hegerl) for the MENTBEST project which commenced in May 2023. The project is funded in the EU Horizon 2022 "Staying healthy" programme. https://mentbest.com The overall objective of MENTBEST is to enable vulnerable individuals, mental health practitioners, and communities across Europe to prevent and mitigate mental health problems (clinical and non-clinical) related to rapid changes in our societies. For thos purpose, MENTBEST proposes the use of proven community-based interventions and innovative technologies. ----------------------------------------- The European Alliance Against Depression is partner in the HORIZON 2023 project PROSPERH which will commence in January 2024. The overall aim of PROSPERH is to expand current knowledge about health in changing work environments and to develop and evaluate an integrative intervention targeting mental and physical health that yields sustainable benefits in terms of workplace mental/physical health indicators and economic outcomes.
Communication Activities: The EAAD is responsible for the international coordination and dissemination of the iFightDepression® awareness website and self-management tool, which are results of the EU-funded research project PREDI-NU ("Preventing Depression and Improving Awareness through Networking in the EU", funding period: September 2011 to August 2014): www.ifightdepression.com www.tool.ifightdepression.com The awareness website (www.ifightdepression.com) aims to provide evidence-based information about depression and suicidal behaviour for the following groups: (1) broad general public (2) young people (3) family and friends (4) community professionals (media, teachers, religious leaders, police) (5) health care professionals (general practitioners, pharmacists). The website was launched in April 2014 and is available in 18 languages (status September 2022). The website provides resources on different depression topics, e.g. information on the causes, symptoms and treatment options of depression. Visitors can take a self-test, provide feedback about the website, find help contact details for their country as well as other useful links, a glossary and a download section with region specific material. The iFightDepression® Tool is an internet-based self-management programme for individuals experiencing milder forms of depression. It is available in 14 languages (status September 2022), including youth and adult versions. It is free of charge and is intended to help individuals to self-manage their symptoms of depression and to promote recovery. The tool is used with the support of a trained guiding health professional, such as general practitioners, psychotherapists and clinical psychologists. Relevant publications from the EAAD network can be found online: http://www.eaad.net/research/publications
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: Goerdelerring 9
Post Code: 04109
City: Leipzig
Country: GERMANY
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EU Office

Address: University Hospital FrankfurtClinic for Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy
Post Code: 60528
City: Frankfurt am Main
Country: GERMANY
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Financial Data

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Complementary Information: The three allocations of funding in 2021 from the EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR RESEARCH & INNOVATION were for projects: EAAD-Best - Grant No. 101018325 MENTUPP - Grant No. 848137 Implementall - Grant No. 733025

Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 1
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 2
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 6
Members F T E: 4.099999904632568
Info Members: - one person at 50% will leave the organisation in December 2023 - one person at 50% is on part-time maternity leave

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: The European Alliance Against Depression has organisations (no natural persons) as members. The full list of members can be found online: http://www.eaad.net/members
Organisation Members: https://eaad-best.eu/ https://www.mentuppproject.eu/ https://mentbest.com https://ifightdepression.com/en/mesur https://www.who.int/europe/initiatives/the-pan-european-mental-health-coalition http://www.implementall.eu/