#Mental Health

Austria: Paulovics (Bishops’ Conference of Austria), “let psychosocial support be provided to our religious schools as well”

Prisons. Gonnella (Antigone): “A tragic situation marked by overcrowding and suicides”

The 20th Antigone report on prison conditions was presented in Rome on 22 April. The prison population is growing along…

Cannabis. Bolognese: “We must debunk the myth that it is harmless”

German lawmakers on Monday passed a law liberalising the recreational use of cannabis amid urban street festivals and bitter controversies.…

Israel and Hamas, children in war. Grappone (EMDR Italy): “For them, surviving is only the first step”

Palestinian children killed, seriously injured or forced to live in terror under the bombings; Israeli children hostage of Hamas. They…

Eurobarometer: mental health, emotional or psychosocial problems for half of Europeans. COVID, war and climate among the reasons

Alcohol and young people. Cibin: “Customised, unified treatment”

Drinking habits have changed. Alcoholic beverages are no longer consumed to accompany food, but for “recreational” purposes, to “get high”,…

Mental health: FAFCE, conference at the European Parliament on 26 April on “Work and Loneliness” in Europe

Eurostat: 2.4% of EU workers suffered at least one work accident in 2020. Italy below EU average for reported accidents

COVID-19 Coronavirus: report by Joint Research Centre, “loneliness doubled in Europe during the pandemic”. Young people most affected