Fighting inequalities and strengthening the public nature of the healthcare system. These are the two "very convergent strategic priorities" at this moment between the Department of Health and Barcelona City Council, as highlighted this Monday by the Minister himself, Toni Comín, and the city's mayor, Ada Colau. See article
The Platform for the Defense of Public Mental Health Care (PSM) appeared again (06-15-16) before the Health Commission of the Parliament, chaired by Junts pel Si deputy, Alba Vergés. This time, the purpose was to present the Report on the Situation of Mental Health in Catalonia, prepared by the PSM, based on [...]
At the presentation of the document "Care for People with Emotional Distress. Related to Social Determinants in Primary Health Care" prepared by FoCAP within the framework of the work carried out for the SEPAC project (Emotional Support for People Affected by the Crisis), promoted by the CCSM Foundation, primary care physicians are warning [...]
We are transcribing below, an interview with Mònica Civill, a member of the BROTS de PALLAPUPAS company, winners of the 1st Josep Clusa Award (2015) Who makes up the "BROTS" company? People who like doing theater and are sensitive to the world of mental health. There are members of Brots who have a mental health diagnosis [...]
The Josep Clusa Performing Arts and Mental Health Award, organized by the Catalan Congress of Mental Health Foundation as part of L'Altre Festival, has been given to the company Brots de Pallapupas Pallassos d’Hospital. Brots is a theater creation and training group made up of people with and without mental disorders, promoted by Papullas in the [...]
Àngels Vives, president of the FCCSM, explains what motivated the Foundation to promote the 1st Josep Clusa Award. Why has the CCSM Foundation decided to promote a Josep Clusa Award as part of L'Altre Festival? Dr. Josep Clusa was president of the CCSM Foundation for eight years until [...]
The Congress Foundation for Mental Health, as part of the Altre Festival held in Barcelona from June 4 to 7, 2015, announced the 1st Josep Clusa Performing Arts and Mental Health Award. The Josep Clusa Performing Arts and Mental Health Award, with a prize of 2,000 euros, has been awarded to [...]
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 [...]
On the afternoon of October 29th, a group of representatives from the Platform for the Defense of Public Mental Healthcare in Catalonia, consisting of Àngels Vives, Víctor Martí, Valentín Barenblit, Leticia Escario, and Regina Bayo-Borràs, met at the Parliament of Catalonia with the spokespeople for the Health Commission. All parliamentary groups attended (ERC, [...]
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 [...]
