7 Amendments of Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN related to 2023/2074(INI)
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas mental health and its promotion is a basic human right and is crucial to personal, community and socio- economic development; whereas the WHO has estimated that over 150 million people in Europe live with a mental health condition2 ; _________________ 2 https://www.who.int/europe/initiatives/the- pan-european-mental-health-coalition.
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that, at any point in their life, any person can become more susceptible to poorer mental health and thus become part of a vulnerable group in society all of us face different kind of mental stressers and risk factors in different phases of our lives that can create a high risk of more severe or even chronical mental health conditions; underlines the importance of active promotion of good mental health and mental health resilience in society for example through functioning health and social services, civil society, and childhood support systems in schools and outside school activities and communities; stresses that addressing mental health conditions requires a thorough understanding of the different determinants of mental health and that an intersectional approach is necessary to prevent and mitigate the impacts on individuals, communities and societies;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers mental health information systems an important tool to collect data, effectively promote good mental health and measure the effectiveness of mental health interventions, and calls for them to be systematically improved and updated;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Highlights the role of functioning health and social services, civil society, and childhood support systems in schools and outside school activities and communities in promoting good mental health and mental health resilience and in strengthening mental health systems;
Amendment 388 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Highlights the need to recognise and take into account gender in mental health treatment as men and women have different needs in terms of mental health conditions; underlines that studies show the mental health condition of women and especially girls is worsening at alarming rate without societies having adequate capacities, knowledge and structures to promote, prevent or professionally help them in early stages of mental health conditions; acknowledges that women’s worsening mental health conditions can be socially transmitted to the next generations as a result of the fact that women are more often responsible of close care of children;
Amendment 462 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Invites the Commission and the Member States to invest in further research on mental health and its active promotion and prevention;
Amendment 507 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Invites the Commission to review the European Framework Directive on Safety and Health at Work in order to improve its effectiveness in promoting good mental health and mental health resilience and addressing mental health challenges in workplaces;