Dineke Zeegers Paget is the Executive Director of EUPHA - the European Public Health Association – a network of national public health associations aimed at voicing knowledge and building capacity. EUPHA is proud to be a partner in the organization of this conference. The EUPHA section on Public mental health - established in 1996 during the Montreux conference in Switzerland and now under the capable presidency of Prof. Jutta Lindert and Dr Marija Jakubauskiene - is the active EUPHA network to advocate for high standards in public mental health in Europe.