Impact from COVID-19 Isolation on Mental Health in NPA Regions

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Northern Periphery and Arctic

Date of latest update: 2023-11-16

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Description (EN):

The indirect consequences of Covid-19 on the mental health of the general population will be considerable. First, anxiety, depression, alcohol misuse and suicidality are likely to increase in the general population. Grief, loneliness and isolation will play a role in all of these. Children and older people may be particularly at risk. Second, such impacts will be amplified for already vulnerable groups who rely on other people and organisations for care and support. However, the voluntary and community sectors have been devastated by the loss of finances and staff, and the dismantling of infrastructure. Most governments will have moved quickly to anticipate the wide range of mental health impacts and to identify potentially mitigating solutions. Thus, while covid response committees and working groups have been established across the NPA and other regions, collecting information and formulating plans, little is known about their content and the strategic priorities. The public health initiatives across the NPA, evidence of good practice and respective monitoring systems will be systematically identified and collected by Re-MIND. Some will be generic, others will be tailored to local needs and/or will have innovative aspects that can be applied elsewhere. There will be considerable benefits for countries and regions in sharing these strategic plans across the NPA. The thematic areas are interrelated, requiring interdisciplinary solutions and input from academia, health and technology. Re-MIND will undertake (1) a rapid literature review (2) collate strategic plans and policy documents from national and regional public health departments; (3) network with and interview key stakeholder groups and experts across the NPA; and (4) compile a report on our findings. Throughout this process, we will build up contacts through the NPA COVID19 response group and work with the 'umbrella team'.

Website: http://www.interreg-npa.eu/

Thematic information

Health and social services

Specific Objective: Increased innovation within public service provision in remote, sparsely populated areas

Thematic Objective: (01) strengthening research, technological development and innovation by:

Investment Priority:

(01b) promoting business investment in R&I, developing links and synergies between enterprises, research and development centres and the higher education sector, in particular promoting investment in product and service development, technology transfer, social innovation, eco-innovation, public service applications, demand stimulation, networking, clusters and open innovation through smart specialisation, and supporting technological and applied research, pilot lines, early product validation actions, advanced manufacturing capabilities and first production, in particular in key enabling technologies and diffusion of general purpose technologies

Partners (7)

Lead Partner: Ulster University

Department: Bamford Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Address: Cromore Road, BT52 1SA Coleraine, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Website: https://www.ulster.ac.uk/

Total budget: EUR 18 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 18 000.00

Skellefteå Kommun

Name: Skellefteå Kommun

Department: Socialkontoret (Social Office)

Address: Trädgårdsgatan Stadshuset 6, 931 85 Skelleftea, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: https://www.skelleftea.se/invanare

Total budget: EUR 4 500.00

ERDF budget: EUR 4 500.00

NHS Western Isles

Name: NHS Western Isles

Department: Public Health Intelligence

Address: Health Board Offices, South Beach Street 37, HS1 2BB Stornoway, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Website: https://www.wihb.scot.nhs.uk/

Total budget: EUR 4 500.00

ERDF budget: EUR 4 500.00

Itä-Suomen yliopisto

Name: Itä-Suomen yliopisto

Department: Department of Nursing Science

Address: Yliopistonranta 1 C, 70211 Kuopio, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.uef.fi

Total budget: EUR 4 500.00

ERDF budget: EUR 4 500.00

Folkehelseinstituttet

Name: Folkehelseinstituttet

Department: Division of Mental and Physical Health

Address: PO Box 222 Skøyen, N-0213 Oslo, Norway

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.fhi.no

Total budget: EUR 4 500.00

Deildin fyri Arbeiðs- og Almannaheilsu

Name: Deildin fyri Arbeiðs- og Almannaheilsu

Address: Sigmundargøta 5, 100 Tórshavn, Faroe Islands

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.health.fo

Total budget: EUR 4 500.00

Limerick City and County Council

Name: Limerick City and County Council

Department: Thematic Programmes, Community Development Directorate

Address: City Hall, Merchants Quay, V94 EH90 Limerick, Ireland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.limerick.ie

Total budget: EUR 4 500.00

ERDF budget: EUR 4 500.00

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Skellefteå Municipality

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NHS Western Isles

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University of Eastern Finland

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Norwegian Institute of Public Health

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Department of Occupational Medicine and Public Health in the Faroese Hospital System

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Limerick City and County Council

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Ulster University

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Project name (EN): Impact from COVID-19 Isolation on Mental Health in NPA Regions

Project acronym: Re-Mind

Project start date: 2020-09-01

Project end date: 2020-12-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 45 000.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 36 000.00

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 100.00%

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 36 000.00.

Third-country contribution: Faroe Islands: EUR 4 500.00 (ERDF equivalent only); Norway: EUR 4 500.00 (ERDF equivalent only)

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Northern Periphery and Arctic

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2023-11-02

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

152 / 152 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

779 / 779 (100%)

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Impact from COVID-19 Isolation on Mental Health in NPA Regions

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