Activities
WP1: Framework for Mental Healthcare Access
WP1: Framework for Mental Healthcare Access
WP1 will develop a framework to assess mental health service access for people in vulnerable situations using an adapted Levesque model. It will analyse key drivers of mental health disruptions and identify barriers at macro, meso, and micro levels through interviews, surveys, and field studies.
WP2: Ιdentification and assessment of innovative solutions that promote and improve access to mental health and care services
WP2: Ιdentification and assessment of innovative solutions that promote and improve access to mental health and care services
WP2 will map and evaluate mental health services in the EU, incorporating digital ethnography to uncover undocumented solutions. It will also examine innovative service initiatives, local programmes and community-based solutions from Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) to collect examples that improve mental health service accessibility.
WP3: Pilot Case Profiling and Community Engagement
WP3: Pilot Case Profiling and Community Engagement
WP3 will profile pilot cases, conduct awareness campaigns, and co-creation workshops to establish 8 “Smart Health Labs”. It will implement capacity-building programs and develop an “AI assistant” for personalised mental health support.
WP4: Evaluation, cost analysis, and policy support
WP4: Evaluation, cost analysis, and policy support
WP4 will engage citizens, service providers and care workers to co-design local deployment roadmaps and implement “small-scale pilot projects” to test mental health solutions.
WP5: Evaluation and Policy Recommendations
WP5: Evaluation and Policy Recommendations
WP5 will evaluate project outcomes, conduct cost-benefit analyses, and develop the EQUICARES Policy Dashboard. It will ensure sustainability through a “Replication Handbook” and provide policy recommendations through targeted policy briefs.
WP6, WP7, WP8: Dissemination, exploitation, and sustainability
WP6, WP7, WP8: Dissemination, exploitation, and sustainability
These horizontal WPs will disseminate project’s results, establish a ”Network of Interest”, form synergies with other initiatives, and develop a “Sustainability and Exploitation Plan”, including IP and innovation management.
WP9, WP10, WP11: Project Management and coordination
WP9, WP10, WP11: Project Management and coordination
These horizontal WPs will oversee administrative, financial, legal, and ethical aspects, ensuring compliance, quality assurance, and smooth coordination across project partners.
