Activities of Evangelia TZAMPAZI related to 2008/2209(INI)
Reports (1)
REPORT Report on Mental Health PDF (182 KB) DOC (101 KB)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
Α. whereas mental health and well-being are central to the quality of life of individuals and society and are key factors in the EU's Lisbon Strategy objectives and the revised strategy on sustainable development and the prevention, early detection, intervention and treatment of mental disorders significantly reduce the personal, financial and social consequences thereof,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Ε. whereas gender is a significant aspect of mental health, with more women suffering from mental disorders and more women committing suicide,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the financial cost to society of mental ill-health is estimated at between 3% and 4% of the Member States' GDP and whereas most of that expenditure is spent outside the health sector, primarily because of systematic absence from work, incapacity for work and early retirement and estimated costs do not in many cases reflect the additional financial burden of co-morbidity, which is more likely to affect persons with mental health problems,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas social and economic disparities increase mental health problems and whereas the rates of mental ill-health are higher among vulnerable groupand marginalised groups such as the unemployed, immigrants, (former) prisoners, users of psychotropic substances, persons with disabilities and persons with long-term illnesses,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas persons with mental health problems are more at risk than the rest of the population from developing a physical disease and have less chance of receiving treatment for these physical diseases,
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the emphasis should be on the prevention of mental ill-health through social intervention, with particular focus on the most vulnerable groups; stresses that in cases which prevention is insufficient access to medical care should be encouraged and facilitated;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States to give people with mental health problems access to appropriate education, training and employment, in accordance with the principles of lifelong learning, and to ensure that they receive adequate support for their needs;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need for clear and long- term planning for the provision of high- quality, effective, accessible and universal mental health services and for the adoption of criteria for monitoring by independent bodies; calls for better cooperation and communication between primary healthcare professionals and mental health professionals to deal effectively with problems associated with mental and physical health, by encouraging a holistic approach which takes into account the overall profile of individuals from the point of view of physical and mental health;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on Member States to draw up up-to-date mental health legislation which is in line with international obligations as regards human rights – equality and the eradication of discrimination, the inviolability of personal life, autonomy, bodily integrity, the right to information and participation – and which codifies and enshrines the basic principles, values and objectives of mental health policy;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls for the adoption of common European guidelines defining disability in accordance with the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to implement cross-sectoral programmes for the prevention of suicide, especially among young people and adolescents, promoting a healthy lifestyle, reducing the risk factors, such as easy access to pharmaceuticals, drugs, harmful chemical substances and alcohol abuse, and providing support for people who have made suicide attempts and for the family environment of those who have committed suicide;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls for information to be made more widely available concerning the single European call number 112 for emergencies, such as attempted suicide or mental crises, so as to allow rapid intervention and the provision of emergency medical aid;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls for the full and effective implementation by Member States of Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation1; ____________________ 1 OJ L 303, 2.12.2000, p. 16.
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Welcomes the Commission proposal for a new directive against discrimination on the base of religion or beliefs, disability, age or sexual orientation beyond the employment sector and calls for the immediate adoption of this directive in order effectively to protect persons with mental health problems from discrimination;