Thursday 11 December, 2025
Residence Palace (155 Rue de la Loi, 1040 Brussels, Belgium)
Welcome to join us for a European seminar on the impact of the Let’s Talk about Children method on service systems across eight countries.
The seminar will
- Present an overview of child and family mental health in Europe
- Share partner countries’ experiences from the past three years
- Highlight key policy recommendations to sustain the method’s benefits
- Explore future directions for implementation in Europe
> Register here by 9 December
After November 30th, registration is only possible as a remote participant!
The programme
All times are in Brussels time (UTC+1)
8.30–9.00 Registration & Welcome coffee
9.00–9.20 Welcoming Speech: Child and Family Mental Health
The European Parliament Perspective
MEP Maria Ohisalo, the Greens/EFA parliamentary group
9.20–9.50 Let’s Talk About Children Method
Professor Emerita Tytti Solantaus, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, FI
9.50–10.20 Premise of the Let’s Talk About Children Project
- Overview of Key Objectives, Implementation, and Future Directions
Professor Kirsi Peltonen, University of Turku, FI - Lived Experience of the Method – A personal perspective on its impact and implementation
- Q&A session
10.20–10.35 Break
10.35–12.00 Panel Discussion: The Role of Manualised Mental Health Interventions in Educational and Healthcare Settings
- An interactive discussion exploring the opportunities, challenges, and added value of structured approaches like LTC in different systems.
- Panelists are representatives from project partner organisations
- Q&A session
12.00–12.50 Lunch
12.50–14.00 From Practice to Policy: How to Support Holistic Mental Health Intervention through Policymaking
- Presentation of policy recommendations by Mental Health Europe
- Representatives are Marie-Cécile Rouillon (EU Child Rights Coordinator, European Commission), Elizabeth Gosme (Director, COFACE Families Europe) and Oana Felecan (Policy Officer, Equity & Well-being, DG EAC, European Commission)
- Q&A session
14.00–14.15 Concluding remarks
TBA
14.15–15.00 Afternoon coffee and networking
The seminar is organised by the University of Turku, INVEST research Flagship Centre (Finland) and the Mental Health Europe (Belgium)
For any questions, please contact