WHO/Europe Programme on Strengthening Public Health Workforce Capacity for Mental Health Promotion & Prevention 2026 – YOA

Deadline: May 26, 2026

Applications are open for the WHO/Europe Programme on Strengthening Public Health Workforce Capacity for Mental Health Promotion & Prevention 2026. WHO/Europe is working with the European Commission, by a contribution settlement, to implement a venture entitled “Addressing mental health challenges in the European Union, Iceland and Norway”.

A core focus of the venture is to mainstream psychological well being throughout the well being sector by strengthening coaching and capability-constructing for chosen well being employees. This contains equipping the general public well being workforce with proof-primarily based psychological well being promotion and prevention interventions, together with anti-stigma programmes, and supporting their resilience in occasions of disaster.

Within this framework, in collaboration with the European Public Health Association (EUPHA), WHO/Europe is organizing a capability‑constructing programme to strengthen public well being workforce capability for psychological well being promotion and prevention.

The programme consists of:

• A sequence of interactive webinars spaced over 6 weeks between September and October 2026.
• An elective one-day, in-particular person synthesis convention in November 2026 in Bilbao, Spain.

Cost

• Attendance on the convention is freed from cost. Participants are anticipated to organise and canopy their very own journey and lodging prices.

Eligibility

The programme is designed for:

• Public well being professionals working in coverage, apply and analysis.
• Professionals collaborating with psychological well being providers and group
  settings.

The first accredited cohort will goal 120 professionals working in EU Member States, Iceland and Norway.

Application

Applications should embrace the next paperwork:

• Cover letter (most 500 phrases), addressing:
  • present position and group;
  • how the applicant’s work pertains to psychological well being promotion and/or prevention;
  • what the applicant hopes to study from the programme and the way they plan to apply this studying; and
  • how the applicant intends to share studying with colleagues and/or their establishment.
• Curriculum vitae (CV) of most 2 pages, submitted in a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)‑compliant format. (observe, CVs mustn’t embrace a home deal with, telephone quantity, date of delivery, {photograph}, marital standing or different private identifiers.)

Click here to apply

For extra info, go to WHO/Europe Programme.