Psychological care and knowledge can save lives. Changing of meanings that increase suicide ideation, reducing hopelessness, promoting skills development, fostering communication, and improving it; are all core activities of psychologists. Read more

Globally, more than 800.000 people die yearly due to suicide. It is a public-health issue that needs cooperation of professionals from different disciplines, as well as lay public. Read more

New EFPA President: Prof. Dr. Christoph Steinebach from German Federation of Psychologists' Associations and Director IAP Institute for Applied Psychology - ZHAW Zurich Read more

1st European Congress on Clinical Psychology and Psychological Treatment of EACLIPT (http://eaclipt.org/) from Oct 31–Nov 2, 2019 in Dresden, Germany. The deadline for submissions to the 1st European Conference on Clinical Psychology and Psychological Treatment extended to 16 June 2019. Read more

EFPA/APF Wundt-James Award 2019 goes to Prof. Peter Gollwitzer of New York University as a special recognition for distinguished contributions to the science and profession of psychology and to the promotion of effective cooperation between Europe and North America. Read more

Robert Roe award for Outstanding Contribution of Psychology to Society 2019 to Dr. Tony Wainwright - University of Exeter (UK) Read more

The Executive Council of EFPA would like to congratulate Dr. Wiebke Bleidorn from the University of California, Davis, for being elected to be the winner of the Comenius Early Career Psychologist award 2019. Read more

The Executive Council of EFPA would like to congratulate Prof. Naomi Ellemers for being elected to be the winner of the Aristotle Prize 2019. Read more

The Executive Council of EFPA would like to congratulate Prof. Francisco Pons for being elected to be the first winner of the Lev Vygotsky award 2019. Read more

April 7: Europe is still lacking sufficient coverage of psychological care Read more

Interview with Prof dr Ype H Poortinga - University Tilburg - leaving member of the EuroPsy European Awarding Committee. Read more

The objective of this Hearing will be to present the results already achieved in the field of Digital Health Literacy, but also to debate with the different stakeholders the role of the different sectors in this area and to discuss next steps to fully unleash the potential of this topic. Read more

The December 2018 edition of EFPA news magazine is now available online. Read more

The Council of the European Union is looking for a responsible, experienced and discreet Clinical Psychologist with strong communication skills in French and English, decision making and problem solving skills, as well as excellent judgement in critical situations. Read more

The observance of human rights is a precondition for individual health and development as well as for societies worthy of human beings. Rights violations often result in heavy bodily damages and psychological impairments. Read more