EQUICARES

EQUICARES

Community-driven Healthcare Access and Mental Health Promotion for Inclusive, Equitable, and Resilient European Societies .

Healthcare disparities in the EU are widening, challenging the principle of universal and equitable access. People in vulnerable situations, such as migrants, the Roma and the LQBTQIA+ communities, people with mental and or physical disabilities as well as elderly and youth populations , struggle to access quality mental health services, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

EQUICARES Project aim to improve access to sustainable mental health and care services for people in vulnerable situations through research, co-creation, and policy solutions. The project applies innovative methodologies, including an advanced Levesque framework, Computational Social Sciences, and cost-analysis techniques to assess inequalities and design effective solutions.

Objectives:

    • Understand Barriers and Enablers: Analyse mental health service access challenges and facilitators for people in vulnerable situations
    • Innovate Solutions: Identify, test, and assess cost-effective solutions to improve mental healthcare access
    • Engage Communities: Co-create in “Smart Health Labs” and test AI based assistant
    • Pilot & Empower: Test innovative solutions at 8 pilot sites to enhance access and foster health and digital literacy
    • Inform Policy: Evaluate impact, costs, and unmet needs to provide evidence-based policy recommendations

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Project Website: https://equicares-project.eu/

Duration: Jan 2025 – Jan 2029

Funded by: European Union – Horizon Europe / HADEA