The Official College of Psychology of Catalonia is hosting the presentation of the new publication "Psychoanalytic Therapy with Infants and Parents. Practice, Theory, and Results" by Björn Solomonsson on October 24th. Lluís Isern, from the Catalan Congress of Mental Health Foundation, and Guillermo Mattioli, president of the Section for Clinical, Health, and Psychotherapy Psychology [...]
From the Catalan Congress of Mental Health Foundation, we wish to thank you for the interest the congress "Migrations, Exile, and Refuge: Human Rights and Mental Health" has generated among the media. We highlight the following interviews and reports that have appeared: Interview with Àngels Vives. Món Possible program on Ràdio4, hosted by Olga Rodríguez. You can listen to the audio of the [...]
The 6th Catalan Congress on Mental Health reclaims fraternity, rights, and democratic quality in relation to migrants. The Catalan Ministry of Health's counselor emphasizes "Catalonia's European exceptionalism" in the field of reception. Syrian-born psychiatrist Nabil Sayed-Ahmad Beirutí addresses migration as a phenomenon "inherent to [...]
With the title ‘Migrations, Exile, and Refuge: Human Rights and Mental Health,’ the meeting will bring together around 300 professionals from June 1st to 3rd. The event is organized by the Catalan Foundation for Mental Health Congress, the College of Social Work of Catalonia, and the College of Physicians of Barcelona. From June 1st to 3rd [...]
The Health Commission of the Congress of Deputies debated last Wednesday, November 19th, the Non-Legislative Proposal presented by the Socialist Parliamentary Group, which includes the requests from the Declaration of Atocha. The socialist deputy Dr. Martínez Olmos defended the Non-Legislative Proposal, urging the government to develop a Strategy [...]
Last October 10th, on the occasion of World Mental Health Day, the PLATFORM FOR THE DEFENSE OF PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN CATALONIA was presented in Barcelona. This movement was born as an initiative of professionals involved in mental health and addiction care and has [...]
Consult the Manifesto in Catalonia for the creation of a Platform for the defense of public mental health care and the Declaration of Barcelona (summary of the Manifesto) which has been prepared by the Platform for the Defense of Public Mental Health Care in Catalonia. At the bottom of this page, we invite you to join the Manifesto. The Platform for [...]
To the death of my friend Josep Clusa WORDS TO A FRIEND Beloved friend, Trustworthy companion, Distinguished teacher. Discreet man, Coherent thinker and loyal to your principles, Tireless worker, Knightly fighter for necessary causes. Attentive to need and to the opportune moment, Witty when you could and when allowed, and sometimes, [...]
A poem for Pep I've searched for you everywhere and haven't found you. It was a dark day, a stormy day. Where is the companion? Where is the friend? Where is the master? The one who made the sun come out just by listening to you. I've searched for you everywhere and haven't found you. The day remains dark and sad.
On August 22nd, prematurely and completely unexpectedly, our friend, colleague, and president of the Catalan Mental Health Congress Foundation, Josep Clusa, passed away. Pep, as his friends called him, has left a great void that we will have to fill with everything he offered us throughout [...]
