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About the Project

12

Partners

Started

1 Oct 2025

Completed

1 Oct 2028

9

Countries

1.08M

Euros

Started

1 Oct 2025

Completed

1 Oct 2028

1.08M

Euros

9

Countries

12

Partners

Public and Patient Involvement

Public and patient involvement is embedded throughout REMESOS, ensuring that people with lived experience actively shape the project’s priorities, design, and dissemination. The REMESOS Lived Experience Advisory Board is composed of people from different countries with personal experience of mental health challenges, and also directly shape the implementation of the peer support model and ensure findings are clearly communicated.

Lived Experience Advisory Board Members

The Lived Experience Advisory Board is composed of individuals with lived experience of mental health and from various European countries. They share their experiences and perspectives to shape REMESOS at every step of the way.

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Aim of the Project

The Resilient and Mentally Healthy Societies (REMESOS) project (2025-2028), funded under the EU4Health programme, will find expert agreement on the most appropriate way to measure population mental health across Europe, while also implementing a community mental health intervention to promote mental health on local level. The project is delivered by a diverse consortium of 12 partners from 9 countries, including public health institutes, universities, civil society organisations, and a network bringing together people with lived experience in poor mental health and mental disorders.

Work Packages

Work Package 1

Coordination and Project Management

Leader – EuroHealthNet

The objective of this Work Package is to ensure the smooth coordination and management of the REMESOS project. This includes overseeing project activities, monitoring progress, managing reporting, coordinating consortium meetings, and ensuring that all partners work in line with the Grant Agreement. WP1 also supports collaboration with related EU initiatives and coordinates the Patient Advisory Board and external evaluation process.

Work Package 2

Communication and Outreach

Leader – GAMIAN-Europe

The objective of this Work Package is to ensure effective communication, dissemination, and outreach for REMESOS. This includes developing the project’s visual identity, website, social media presence, communication materials, and stakeholder engagement activities. WP2 also supports the translation of project results into accessible policy and public communication tools.

Work Package 3

Research on Mental Health Measurement

Leader – EuroHealthNet

The objective of this Work Package is to review and analyse existing tools for measuring population mental health across Europe. This includes identifying suitable frameworks, comparing leading measurement tools, and engaging experts to support the development of evidence-based recommendations for population-level mental health monitoring.

Work Package 4

Policy Insights for Mental Health Reform

Leader – GAMIAN-Europe

The objective of this Work Package is to analyse mental health policy landscapes in the REMESOS implementation countries and identify gaps, opportunities, and recommendations for reform. WP4 will support the development of policy insights at local, national, and European level, helping decision-makers better integrate mental health into wider policy areas.

Work Package 5

Implementation of the Guided Functional Peer Support Model

Leader – PROLEPSIS

The objective of this Work Package is to adapt and implement the Guided Functional Peer Support model in Greece, Slovakia, Portugal, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. This includes conducting local needs assessments, adapting materials, training facilitators and peer supporters, supporting implementation, and documenting lessons learned. The aim is to make the model sustainable and replicable across Europe.

Work Package 6

Evaluation

Leader – PROLEPSIS

The objective of this Work Package is to evaluate the quality, process, and impact of the REMESOS project. WP6 will assess the implementation of the Guided Functional Peer Support model, collect feedback from partners and stakeholders, and provide recommendations for improvement. Evaluation findings will help strengthen project outcomes and support future use of the model.

Work Package 1

Coordination and Project Management

Leader – EuroHealthNet

The objective of this Work Package is to ensure the smooth coordination and management of the REMESOS project. This includes overseeing project activities, monitoring progress, managing reporting, coordinating consortium meetings, and ensuring that all partners work in line with the Grant Agreement. WP1 also supports collaboration with related EU initiatives and coordinates the Patient Advisory Board and external evaluation process.

Work Package 2

Communication and Dissemination

Leader – GAMIAN-Europe

The objective of this Work Package is to ensure effective communication, dissemination, and outreach for REMESOS. This includes developing the project’s visual identity, website, social media presence, communication materials, and stakeholder engagement activities. WP2 also supports the translation of project results into accessible policy and public communication tools.

Work Package 3

Measuring Population Mental Health

This work package focuses on improving how mental health and wellbeing are measured across Europe. It reviews and compares existing population-level mental health tools and works with experts to identify a reliable, policy-relevant approach that can be used to monitor mental health and evaluate policy impact across countries.

Haris Shekeris

My name is Haris, I am a Liverpool FC supporter (the anthem is “You’ll Never Walk Alone”), harmoniously married to a lovely wife who has been tolerating me and enabling me to live and flourish for the last eight years (since 2018), a postgrad in philosophy, bipolar and medicated for more than half my life, Greek-Cypriot currently in Cyprus, working at a small private applied AI research company. The above, in no particular order :) 
I decided to join the REMESOS advisory board as a way of giving back to the mental wealth (note: not a typo :) ) community, as a means of trying to affect research by voicing my opinions, and as a means of socializing with like-minded and idealistic people, in no particular order.

Joao Carrapa

“Hi! My name is João Carrapa and I’m based in Portugal. I have studied Economics and the topics that interest me the most are: Ecology, Mental Health and Technology. I’ve also published a few books of poetry and short stories. I was delighted by the invitation to participate in the REMESOS advisory board! Why? Every little contribution to improve mental health counts, even though sometimes we underestimate our skills or value to be part of this collective endeavor; being a person with lived experience in Mental Health, I acknowledge that what I have to share is not known by many people. In dialogue, all of us have things to learn. Learn well

Manuela Cipriano

My name is Manuela. I am Portuguese and have lived with a diagnosis of Bipolar II Disorder for 25 years. 
Throughout this time, I have undertaken a sustained personal journey of self-acceptance, awareness and education in the field of mental health. 
I hold a degree in Communication Sciences and a postgraduate qualification in Journalism, and I have worked professionally in television entertainment and print and online journalism. 
For three years, I ran a mental health blog and I currently collaborate with a magazine dedicated to this subject. 
Combining lived experience with professional expertise, I actively advocate for mental health awareness and for the design and implementation of genuinely inclusive social programmes. 
I firmly believe that effective public policy and social initiatives must centre the voices, rights and dignity of people living with mental illness.

Svatava Česelková

My name is Svatava Česelková and I work in mental health education in Slovakia. I focus on raising awareness about eating disorders and mental well-being. I cooperate with the League for Mental. Health and support activities that help reduce stigma and encourage open discussion. I am interested in better support and services for people who experience mental health problems. I believe that community support and personal experience are important for positive change.

Arthur Celta

Hello, my name is Artur Jorge Silva, I’m from Portugal and currently live in Porto. Since my youth I’ve been interested in the area of​​personal development. I studied Neuro-Linguistic Programming and from there I’ve been educating myself in various areas related to the mind. I’m interested in this project because it’s linked to mental health, an area I’ve been developing over the years due to a mental health problem I went through

Susanna Kaste

I work as an Office Assistant at Kukunori and have over 26 years of work experience in a large listed company, where I worked as a sales assistant and in customer service. For the past six years at Kukunori, I have been responsible for several tasks, including working with the accounts ledger, scheduling the director’s appointments, introducing new employees to practical workplace procedures, and serving as the Board Secretary. I am very detail-oriented and enjoy interacting with many different kinds of people. I live in Vantaa with my partner and our two cats, and I am 58 years old. I also have lived experience of recovering from a severe mental health condition. In my free time, I sing in a pop music choir and enjoy writing about my life experiences.

Angela Mollar Pastor

Hello! I’m Ángela, a Spaniard living in Belgium. I’m a mother and a biologist, and I’ve been working on my mental health from a young age. As an Expert by Experience, I’m committed to opening conversations about mental health in a positive, natural, and stigma-free way, so both younger and older generations can feel better supported—especially by their immediate environment. I’m also deeply interested in the latest research approaches in psychiatry and psychology, both from a personal and also a professional perspective, since I have more than 10 years experience in the field of clinical research.