Join us for LTC-seminar on 11 December 2025


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 12 November

You can register to attend in person in Brussels (limited spots available) or to follow the program remotely. Please note that interaction opportunities cannot be provided for remote participants.

The programme


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.
  • Moderator MHE, panelists are representatives from project partner organisations
  • Q&A session

12.00–13.00 Lunch

13.00–14.00 Policy Debate: Advancing the Implementation of the Let’s Talk AboutChildren Method – Recommendations for EU and National Policy

  • Presentation of policy recommendations by Mental Health Europe
    Marie-Cécile Rouillon, European Commission Coordinator for the Rights of
    the Child, DG Justice and Consumers
  • Representatives from the Child Guarantee Unit (DG EMPL), family organisations, and teacher organisations
  • Q&A session

14.00–14.15 Concluding remarks
The Ombudsman for Children in Finland, Elina Pekkarinen

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