How Do We Turn Local Mental Health Solutions for Children and Youth into European Action

Across Europe, we face the same serious rise in mental distress and mental disease among children and adolescents. Crucially, as Jan Mainz MD., Ph.D., MPA., Professor, Program Director at Best for Us, North Denmark Region and Aalborg University points out, what stood out at TOGETHER4HEALTH EU2025DK was not just the shared challenge — it was the shared commitment to act. From municipalities to general practitioners, from hospitals, ambulatory care to civil society and across national borders — there’s clear momentum: We’re ready to collaborate, co-create and rethink how we approach mental health.

Hear Jan Mainz reflect on how the North Denmark Region Region Nordjylland and the Best for Us initiative serve as a real-life lab collaboration — and why that matters now more than ever.

Best for Us aims to create a faster, family-centred stepped-care model for children and youth with mental health challenges — rooted in strong regional partnerships.


Watch what else Jan Mainz had to say during TOGETHER 4HEALTH

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