Summit on actions required to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and service delivery systems in the WHO European Region: Athens, Hellenic Republic, 22–23 July 2021

xi, 49 p. ; Mental health is a priority of WHO’s European Programme of Work, 2020–2025 (EPW). The EPW’s Mental Health Coalition flagship initiative focuses on transforming attitudes around mental health, expediting mental health reforms and accelerating progress towards universal health coverage for people with mental health conditions. The COVID-19 pandemic has further highlighted the critical importance of mental health and elevated it to the global discussion forum. In light of this, it was considered timely to hold an international meeting that will generate clear proposals and garner high-level political commitment to place mental health policy implementation at the heart of the economic and social recovery process, taking stock of the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and building on the shared experience of years of mental health reform. This report provides summaries of the presentations and discussions at the meeting, and includes the Athens Mental Health Summit Declaration.