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EU Health Civil Society Workforce: Mental Health & Wellbeing Pulse (2026)

Purpose: a quick horizon scan on mental health, wellbeing and working conditions among the EU public-health civil society workforce, especially front-facing advocates, across all career stages.

Anonymous: no emails or IPs collected. Voluntary: skip any item. Aggregated reporting only.

Time to complete: about 12 minutes. Open until 30 November, 2026, 23:59 CET.

If you need support now: Belgium 1813 (NL/FR/EN); Community Help Service (EN) +32 2 648 40 14; EU-wide (where available) 116 123. In emergencies: 112.

1. Seniority

2. Do you manage other people?

Yes

3. Contract type

4. Working time

Full-time

Part-time (80-99%)

Part-time (less than 80%)

5. Which best describes the organisation you work for (or mainly with)?

EU-level health or public-health CSO, network or federation

EU-level CSO or network from another field that works on health issues (e.g., social, environment, consumer, rights)

National or regional CSO working on health or public health (including patient and professional organisations)

Public institute or agency with a public-interest health remit

Academic institution or think-tank (health advocacy)

Other

6. Primary function

7. Is your role front-facing (regularly in public, media or political arenas, or online as the face of your organisation)?

Yes, mostly

Sometimes

8. Main funding source of your organisation (or your own contract)

9. Self-rated mental health-wellbeing (last 2 weeks)

10. Burnout indicators (last 4 weeks)

11. Over the last two weeks:

	All of the time	Most of the time	More than half of the time	Less than half of the time	Some of the time	At no time
I have felt cheerful and in good spirits
I have felt calm and relaxed
I have felt active and vigorous
I woke up feeling fresh and rested
My daily life has been filled with things that interest me

12. Work-related burnout:

	Always	Often	Sometimes	Seldom	Never or almost never
Do you feel worn out at the end of the working day?
Are you exhausted in the morning at the thought of another day at work?
Do you feel that every working hour is tiring for you?

13. In the last 2 weeks, I felt able to do my work with energy and purpose.

14. Pressures

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Neither	Agree	Strongly agree
My workload is sustainable.
Funding uncertainty negatively affects my wellbeing.
Political hostility-attacks have increased in my area.
Legal-strategic threats (e.g., SLAPP-type) concern my team.

15. How worried are you about funding for your role or organisation over the next 12 months?

16. My job feels secure for the next 12 months.

17. My line manager supports my wellbeing and sets realistic expectations.

18. Basic conditions

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Neither	Agree	Strongly agree
Salary is adequate for local cost of living.
Housing situation feels stable/affordable.
I can access support if needed (EAP/peer/flexible policies).
My commute and time pressures are manageable.
I have reliable social support outside work.
I can access timely healthcare/mental healthcare when needed.

19. Does your organisation have a wellbeing policy or support offer (e.g., counselling, supervision, mental-health days)?

Yes, and I use it

Yes, but I don't use it

Don't know

20. Why don't you use it?

21. Exposure to hostility

22. What is helping you cope and stay well? (tick all that apply)

23. One change that would most improve your wellbeing at work is... (max 300 characters)

24. Intention to leave within 12 months

25. What are your main reasons for considering leaving? (pick up to 2)

26. I see a future for myself in the EU health civil-society workforce.

27. Where does the hostility mainly come from? (pick up to 3)

28. Compared with 12 months ago, hostility toward my work or organisation has...

29. I feel safe to speak up in my organisation, including to disagree.

30. In the past 12 months, how often has the following happened?

	Never	Once or twice	Several times	Often	Don't know
I have avoided or toned down a public position because I feared backlash.
My organisation has avoided topics or campaigns because of funding or political risk.

31. In the last 12 months, my organisation has experienced... (tick all that apply)

32. Does your organisation have protocols or training for online harassment, digital security or legal threats?

Yes, and adequate

Yes, but inadequate