Talking about the Catalan Congress of Mental Health Foundation implies talking about a commitment to people that stems from a very specific way of understanding mental health as an unavoidable prerequisite for a dignified life and as a demand that goes beyond material conditions because it is conceived, above all, as a right that [...]
The collaboration between the Catalan Association of Democratic Jurists and the FCCSM: an unexpected and fruitful response full of dignity - Someone from a mental health foundation called. - Oh, oh, oh, and what do they want? - Well, they say they are very concerned about the issue of refugees trying to reach Europe via the Mediterranean, [...]
The Foundation originated from the initiative of a group of professionals: David Clusa, Enric Falo, Daniel Garcia Tarafa, Ramón Martínez-Remacha, Lluís Mauri, Ada Ruiz, and Àngels Vives, who was the driving force and leader, members of the Board of the Collegiate Section of Psychiatrists of the Official College of Physicians of Barcelona (COMB), in Barcelona [...]
XX ANNIVERSARY CATALAN CONGRESS OF MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION Àngels Vives Belmonte President, FCCSM (2000-2005 and 2014-2018) The Dream I would like to tell a little story about a dream. A dream that arose from a small group. A group of professionals who formed the Board of the Psychiatry Section of the Official College of Physicians of Barcelona. The dream was how to create [...]
In 1996, Dr. Isern, Lluís Isern, invited me to participate in a group that was preparing what would be the 1st Catalan Congress of Mental Health, which would address the theme “What is Mental Health?”, from an interdisciplinary and community perspective. The proposal seemed very interesting to me, and from the first [...]
«»Those were the days...« As the Mary Hopkin song said: »Oh, what times...” I try to remember where I was at that moment. I was part of the Governing Board of what was then called the Official College of Psychologists of Catalonia (COPC). The year before, in 1999, we had been invited to participate in the 1st Congress of Mental Health, dedicated to trying to define Mental Health, and [...]"
Welcome to the Foundation. I've been asked to draft a text about it on the occasion of its 20th anniversary... What a contradiction! Knowing the Foundation's work in the field of mental health as an attendee of scientific meetings organized over time, and a member of the Board of Trustees since last year, my path [...]
The Healthcare Ethics Committee on the 20th Anniversary of the FCCSM With joy and good wishes, the members of the Healthcare Ethics Committee (CEA) would like to join in the congratulations and celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Catalan Mental Health Congress Foundation. In fact, the core of the current CEA was already involved in the [...]
We are celebrating 20 years of the CCSM Foundation. These days mark twenty years since the Catalan Mental Health Congress Foundation and the Board of Trustees of this institution, along with the valuable contributions of the Friends of the Foundation and the successive Boards of Directors, manage its programs and develop its activities. It is a [...]
This is why we want to share it and celebrate it with all of you. Indeed, the Catalan Mental Health Congress Foundation was established on September 14, 2000, after a period of work initiated at the 1st Catalan Mental Health Congress, which took place in February 1999 in [...]
