Firstly, recent data on depressive disorders and suicidality burden in Portugal is presented and treatment gap is stressed as well as the insufficient information until recent years (1).

At the national level, the first epidemiological study on psychiatric disorders embedded within the World Mental Initiative Survey is ongoing and prevalence and needs for care data will be presented.

Implementation process of the EAAD 4-level intervention in Portugal is ongoing along with restructuring of both liaison and specialized mental health care on a regional sector of 350.000 inhabitants with a mental health specialised care department and four large primary care health centres, where liaison between 4 mental health teams and 200 GP was taking place accordingly with varying models (substitute care in most) and different clinical criteria for admission and follow-up.

The restructuring of mental health teams and their missions implied that while a set of sub-teams stood responsible for severe mental disorders, another subgroup was deemed to comply exclusively with common mental disorders and primary care liaison aided by standardisation of clinical criteria for referrals evaluation and reply, specialised therapeutic interventions, as well as collaborative stepped care.

Baseline and some outcome data on suicide and depression will be presented such as rates, psychopharmacological prescriptions, general population knowledge and beliefs, media reporting, and pre and post training evaluation of primary care professionals.