Transversal Work Packages

The Coordination Work Package (WP1) is the foundation of JA PRISM’s effective governance, strategic oversight, and day‑to‑day management. As JA PRISM brings together 18 EU Member States and 2 Associated Countries to strengthen the promotion of mental health and the prevention of mental ill‑health in vulnerable population groups, WP1 ensures that the Joint Action operates smoothly, cohesively, and with high scientific and ethical standards. By fostering collaboration across a large and diverse consortium, WP1 enables JA PRISM to advance evidence‑based interventions, support Member States in adopting rights‑based mental health approaches and contribute to sustainable change within European health systems.

WP2 Communication and Dissemination is an important element for JA PRISM because it enables results to move beyond the consortium and into real-world practice.

WP2 ensures that partners share a common understanding of objectives, progress, and outcomes, while translating technical work into accessible knowledge that policymakers, professionals, and stakeholders can use. It also guarantees transparency and visibility in line with the expectations of the European Commission.

Beyond dissemination, the work package builds trust, engagement, and long-term uptake by embedding project results into networks and systems that outlast the funding period. In this way, communication is not a supporting activity but a strategic driver of impact, sustainability, and European added value.

This Work Package is dedicated to evaluating joint action’s progress and activities, including its impact, and developing a comprehensive methodological framework that guides all implementation sites in transferring and integrating the selected practices across diverse contexts.

Two core documents will be created within WP3: the Evaluation Framework and Implementation Strategy and the Methodological Framework.

The Evaluation Framework and Implementation Strategy will provide a systematic assessment of the quality and compliance of the project to verify its planned implementation of the project and the achievement of the objectives. A comprehensive approach will be employed, using quantitative and qualitative methods, to provide key information to the partners, to overcome the detected limitations, and strengthen the development of activities. The impact of the project will be measured at two levels: the overall Joint Action level and the implementation sites level.

The Methodological Framework has been designed on previous Joint Actions (JADECARE, JA ImpleMENTAL, and JACARDI), applies Implementation Science principles to ensure effective transfer and scale-up, and integrates sustainability into every step of the process to ensure the continued exploitation of results post-JA PRISM.

The objective of Work Package 4 (WP4) is to ensure the long-term sustainability and added value of JA PRISM activities and results across diverse European contexts. Within JA PRISM, sustainability is treated as a core, transversal principle, integrated from the very beginning of the Joint Action rather than being addressed at the end. At the same time, WP4 places strong emphasis on the meaningful involvement of representatives of vulnerable groups, ensuring that sustainability strategies are inclusive, rights-based, and grounded in lived experience.

WP4 operates across three interconnected levels of sustainability. At the pilot level, it supports implementation sites in embedding adapted practices into organisational routines, funding mechanisms, and policy environments. Our activities aim to address a key challenge in transferring good practices: ensuring that pilot implementations lead to a lasting impact beyond the project’s lifetime. At the project level, it strengthens coherence, learning, and continuity across JA PRISM. At the European and international ecosystem level, it promotes alignment and synergy with other mental health initiatives, contributing to wider system-level impact.

WP4 activities are organised into five complementary tasks. A Sustainability Toolkit supports pilot sites and competent authorities in integrating sustainability considerations into best practice transfer throughout the project lifecycle. The inclusion of vulnerable groups is strengthened through guidance, training and capacity-building activities that promote rights-based and participatory approaches. A Community of Practice provides a structured space for learning, exchange, peer support, and joint problem-solving among implementers, experts, and representatives of vulnerable groups. Synergy-building activities connect JA PRISM with other European and international initiatives to help maximise resources and support scaling up. Finally, a unified sustainability plan will consolidate lessons learned and provide strategic guidance for sustaining JA PRISM results beyond the project.