The Foundation aims to create a favorable climate of opinion for the social acceptance of mental illnesses.

The Awareness and Training department is responsible for organizing all types of educational and awareness-raising activities to promote the recognition and defense of the human rights of people affected by mental illness.

Organization every three-four years of Catalan Congress of Mental Health. Holding workshops on specific topics.

Training organization, courses, and Training activities on its own initiative or in collaboration with other public or private organizations.

Participation in all projects aimed at recognition and defense of rights of people affected by a mental illness.

The Foundation works in networks and participates in various international projects to support Mental Health groups.

The Cooperation area works in network with other national and international entities, both public and private, creating initiatives and supporting groups and associations of professionals, families, and users for an improvement in the quality of life of people affected by mental illness.

Networking Promote the integration of organizations in unified initiatives. Participation in working groups of both governmental and non-governmental bodies.

Participation in various international cooperation projects on the theme of community mental health in collaboration with other institutions and entities.

Support mental health collectives: Creation and participation in meeting spaces with associations of professionals, families, and users for the formulation of tools that contribute to the development of mental health.

The Cooperation area works in network with other national and international entities, both public and private, creating initiatives and supporting groups and associations of professionals, families, and users for an improvement in the quality of life of people affected by mental illness.

The Foundation has various means to communicate its work, ideas, and activities.

Periodic publication of the magazine Mental Health Notebooks i edition of the Foundation Documents.

A desire for an online presence, through the web fccsm.net and of the social networks.

Participation in different media to become a source for mental health-related topics.

Shaping opinion through the dissemination of reflections and proposals arising from the Foundation's various activities and initiatives, via its own publications and collaborations in other scientific and teaching journals, as well as participation in various media outlets.

Mental Health Publications

The Foundation promotes the publication of diverse publications in Hello Mental.

The Foundation provides mental health advice to various institutional and private stakeholders.

Development of’on-demand reports for different institutions and groups.

Ethics Committee for case analysis and technical document preparation.

Expert groups for participation in committees and working groups.

From the field of consulting and advisory services, and through various work modalities, FCCSM supports different professional and non-professional groups in the mental health field. It collaborates with various public and private institutions.

Below you will find related activities carried out within this scope:

Ethics Committee

Following its official accreditation in 2005 as an Ethics Committee, the CEA's activity has been marked by its adaptation to new requirements and functioning.

From the CEA, work has been done:

• Analysis of cases that pose ethical problems.
• Preparation of technical reports and documents.
• I work on different topics, such as the draft bill on rights and opportunities for children and adolescents; the pharmaceutical industry and conflicts of interest, among others.
• I am working on a text about medicalization, both general and mental health, based on a questionnaire. The answers to the different questions proposed, as well as discussions with users, family members, and professionals, have shaped a new document.
• Ethical follow-up of the research work on “Autonomous/Collaborative Management of Medication” being carried out by a team from the Rovira i Virgili University (URV).

Working Group for the Development of a Protocol for Assisting Migrant and Refugee Persons

Promoted by the Department of Health (PDSMiAd) and the Welcome Committee for Refugees of the Generalitat de Catalunya (2016).

The document was drafted “Protocol for Mental Healthcare for Refugees in Catalonia”.

Barcelona City Council Mental Health Table

Participation in committees and working groups for the development of a Mental Health Plan at the city of Barcelona level (2018 – 2019).

The Mental Health Table was established on January 11, 2016, and a total of 40 representatives from different entities and institutions participated.

Barcelona Mental Health Plan.