25 Amendments of Aurélia BEIGNEUX related to 2023/2074(INI)
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas all the member states of the WHO have undertaken to implement the Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2030, which seeks to improve mental health through more effective leadership and governance, comprehensive, integrated and responsive mental health services in community- based settings, strategies for promotion and prevention, and the strengthening of information systems, evidence and research activities;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas in 2020 the outcomes countries had achieved in relation to the Action Plan were analysed as part of the Mental Health Atlas 2020; whereas the analysis showed that progress made was insufficient to attain the targets set in the Action Plan;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas ‘tackling stigma’ is the second point in the Declaration of Helsinki: - foster awareness of the importance of mental well-being; - collectively tackle stigma, discrimination and inequality, and empower and support people with mental health problems and their families to be actively engaged in this process; - design and implement comprehensive, integrated and efficient mental health systems that cover promotion, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation, care and recovery; - address the need for a competent workforce, effective in all these areas; - recognise the experience and expertise of service users and carers as an important basis for planning and developing services;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas since March 2020 the COVID-19 epidemic and the decisions taken to contain it have turned everyone’s lives upside down, with visible impacts at the economic, social and emotional levels; whereas the major challenge is to maintain a balance between health needs and the impact on life within society;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the risks may develop at any stage of life, but those that occur at critical periods of development, particularly in early childhood, are especially damaging; whereas research should be focused as a priority on that section of the population;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas in order to act on the determining factors for mental health, it is often necessary to take measures that go beyond the health sector itself; whereas promotion and prevention programmes should therefore ensure that the sectors of education, work, justice, transport, the environment and housing are involved;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas 90% of people with a mental health problem and who are able to and available to participate in the employment market are not in paid work, compared with 50% of people suffering from a physical disability, according to the WHO;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the profound impact of exposure to illness on healthcare staff and on the well-being of carers, and calls urgently for their specific needs for psychological care to be identified and responded to through specific training using dedicated tools;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Member States to increase diagnosis among children, as it is said that most mental health issues develop before the age of 14;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses that mental health issues cover a very wide spectrum, from moderate and one-off issues to severe, chronic and disabling issues;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls for access to mental health services in Europe to be measured and monitored; considers that this should include data on access to and the availability of different categories of mental health services, such as psycho- oncology in the sphere of cancer treatment;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that, according to the Quebec Public Health Institute (2008), prejudice surrounding mental illness results in nearly 2/3 of people who are experiencing difficulties not seeking the help they are so much in need of;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Member States to undertake a genuine reflection about discrimination within medical spaces themselves because, as a British study demonstrates, 44% of people with a mental illness have experienced discrimination from their family doctors, and 32% have experienced it from other health professionals;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Suggests that Member States should reduce stigmatisation of people suffering from mental health issues by: - openly talking about mental illness in the community; - providing accurate information on the causes, prevalence, course and effects of mental illness in the community or in the world of work; - countering the negative stereotypes and misconceptions surrounding mental illness; - providing support and treatment services that enable persons suffering from a mental illness to participate fully in all aspects of community life; - ensuring the existence of legislation to reduce discrimination in the workplace, in access to health and social community services;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is deeply concerned by the poor availability of mental healthcare services and of specific mental healthcare services in the Member States, as exemplified by the alarmingly long waiting lists for appointments with psychiatrists and psychologists and the limited options for therapeutic treatment, as well as for in- and outpatient clinic treatment; considers that the shortage in staff in this specific sector and the lack of funding aggravate the issue;
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Recommends greater use of screening tools to improve the diagnosis of mental health needs, such as the use of screening to detect psychological distress among cancer patients;
Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses how important it is to improve the integration of psychological care into the care journey, and to have multidisciplinary teams for illnesses such as cancer and other non-transmissible illnesses;
Amendment 432 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to collaborate with the Member States to improve the Europe-wide mapping of gaps in personnel working in mental health, and the responses to be made; stresses that sharing skills strengthens knowledge and improves health systems as a whole;
Amendment 437 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Calls on the Member States to take more account of pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs); stresses the importance of providing care for persons suffering from these disorders; points out that measures vary from country to country and that state-of-the-art research must be put in place at EU level;
Amendment 446 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Suggests that the Commission and Member States should support a programme to improve the return-to-work rights of employees with mental health issues or other illnesses;
Amendment 459 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Invites the Commission and the Member States to invest in further research on mental health, particularly on the interaction between mental health and other illnesses, to achieve comprehensive research;
Amendment 489 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for the EU and the Member States to urgently develop psychosocial mental health support structures aimed specifically at victims of natural, climate, humanitarian, geopolitical and conflict- related disasters, and asylum seekers and migrants from all backgrounds;
Amendment 501 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Invites the Commission, together with the Member States, to further develop its Mental Health Strategy and draw up concrete targets and goals for the future, including more in-depth initiatives, from a bottom-up perspective;
Amendment 522 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Considers that the EU lacks a direct fund for mental health research and innovation and invites the Commission to create a mission on mental health under the Horizon Europe programme and the future programme in the 2028-2035 multiannual financial framework; stresses that health is a prerogative of the Member States and that therefore the Commission must not encroach upon the jurisdiction of Member States;