As part of the 20th anniversary of the Catalan Congress on Mental Health Foundation (2000-2020), we are organizing a traveling exhibition featuring the winning works from the Xarxart Award, which was held at each edition of the Catalan Congress on Mental Health (1999-2017). June 3rd to 23rd, 2021. Albareda Cultural Center. C/ Albareda, 22. Barcelona [...]
Driven by the severe impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the mental health of the population, 14 leading U.S. mental health organizations, including the American Psychological Association, have signed a manifesto to force definitive change in the model of care for mental health and substance use disorders. See news [...]
The member entities of the Comprehensive Plan for Mental Health and Addictions are putting forward a proposal for priority actions to all Catalan political parties, ahead of the elections to the Parliament of Catalonia scheduled for February 14, 2021. More information
1. To submit abstracts, please send them to: info@fccsm.net. The deadline is May 4, 2021, and the Technical Secretariat will communicate their acceptance by May 10, following the Scientific Committee's guidelines. 2. The selection criteria will be based on scientific quality, interest, and innovation. [...]
COMMUNICATION FROM THE ETHICS COMMITTEE OF THE CATALAN CONGRESS FOR MENTAL HEALTH (10/12/20) ON THE OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY. On the occasion of International Human Rights Day, the Ethics Committee of the Catalan Congress for Mental Health Foundation wishes to denounce the unacceptable regress that has been occurring recently in the treatment of individuals in [...]
The mental health professionals who are members of AEN - Association of Mental Health Professionals wish to express our deepest distress and indignation regarding the events that occurred on November 25th at the entrance of the CAP de Creu de Barberá in Sabadell, where, according to the information consulted, a young woman ended up in a crisis situation [...]
ASSUN REYES, retired family doctor and member of Marea Blanca Sant Cugat. The image of many primary care centers in Catalonia in recent months, flaunting their inaccessibility and conveying the idea that no one enters unless specifically invited, is one of the saddest and most frustrating that the change in direction has offered us [...]
Dictionary of Mental Health and Addiction Care The Department of Health and TERMCAT have just published the Terminology of Mental Health and Addiction Care, a work that collects 264 terms concerning the care of people with mental health problems. The dictionary was created with the advice [...]
Interview signed by LaviniaNext and published on Xarxanet on October 28, 2020. "We must value the artistic richness brought by people with mental health disorders." Apropa Cultura continues to bring cultural activities from all over the territory to people in vulnerable situations or at risk of social exclusion, connecting social entities with theaters, auditoriums, museums, and festivals. It dedicates the new season to mental health with [...]
