Second meeting of the Technical Advisory Group on the mental health impacts of COVID-19 in the WHO European Region. Virtual meeting 23 March 2021, 12:00–14:00 CET (produced by WHO/Europe)

The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have exacted an enormous toll on the mental health and well-being of the population. The first meeting of the Technical Advisory Group (‎TAG)‎ on the Mental Health Impacts of COVID-19 in the WHO European Region took place virtually on 23 February 2021 to convene the new group of experts, discuss the situation and share perspectives on the group’s priority concerns. The second meeting of the TAG was held virtually on 23 March 2021 to further explore the priority areas and hear from invited speakers on framing the mental health response in COVID-19 from a global perspective and delivering the response at country level. The meeting agreed that each TAG subgroup will draft a short thematic briefing paper describing key priorities and proposing a set of core recommendations for further consideration by the TAG at the next meeting on 23 April 2021.