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Barcelona, October 10, 2022

October 10th is celebrated World Mental Health Day. Com és habitual, es realitzaran diversos actes protagonitzats per entitats i per l’administració pública, amb la triple finalitat de posar en relleu la problemàtica que comporta, reduir l’estigma que segueix mantenint-se i donar la veu ―encara que sigui per un dia― als principals protagonistes i llurs famílies.
This year, furthermore, the administration will be able to explain the dedication it provides to mental health, with the recent establishment of the National Pact for Mental Health, which is proposal to guarantee all rights subscribed to in the United Nations Convention by the year 2030 (ratified by the Spanish State in 2008): This new perspective from the administration is welcome.
However, the harsh and cruel reality must be revealed: Nowadays, patients' rights continue to be violated.. Aquestes vulneracions poden ser perfectament evitades si es prenen les mesures pertinents. La voluntat d’afrontar veritablement aquest tema només pot anar acompanyada d’una priorització adequada de despesa i de cultura assistencial.Amb l’ànim de facilitar el camí que cal recórrer, el Comitè d’Ètica Assistencial (CEA) de la Fundació Congrés Català de Salut Mental, així com les entitats i persones que signen aquest comunicat, volem expressar:

Our Disagreement with the deprivation of liberty of patients with severe mental disorders. Reject and combat the established idea that, in order to receive adequate treatment, these patients may suffer involuntary commitment to a psychiatric unit.

2. In urgent care services, we demand that the places that are structurally designed to be a place of reception for critical or acute situations. Ensuring the necessary material and personnel conditions to facilitate care and listening so that the patient feels accompanied and understood within their suffering and psychic disorders. With these measures, it can ordinarily be possible to avoid the need for involuntary admissions or mechanical or other restraints.

3. Let us remember that the ratification of the UN Convention by the Spanish State commits suppression of mechanical restraints (Report of the Special Rapporteur, UN, July 24, 2018, para. 43; paragraph 44 specifies that States should recognize these practices as torture) involuntary admission (part 41 of the same report and reiterated in part 64 of the Special Rapporteur's Report 2019), I compel the administration to strengthen and fund Sentencing alternatives not involving deprivation of liberty (Report of the Special Rapporteur, January 11, 2019, para. 64).

4. We reclaim Psychological assistance in emergency rooms and hospital wards with the aim of helping to make the crisis situation more understandable and facilitating the patient's responsible acceptance of it. This work certainly requires more time, but it is a condition for achieving a total or nearly total reduction in involuntary hospitalization, as well as a reduction in pharmacological treatment.

5. Let's remember exceptional nature of police intervention in transfers to emergency centers. These actions will have to be re-protocolled and must always be carried out by adequately trained personnel, with strict and express prohibition of so-called ‘guns To tamp’.

6. Let's reclaim the Patient's right to use their own language in any clinical act; this demand makes even more sense in a psychological crisis situation. Let us remember that the administration must ensure the linguistic rights of the population served, as well as promote cultural competencies and a gender perspective.

7. We claim a Strengthening Mental Health Care Devices (not just medication administration) in their own media and environment of those affected, especially if it is of infants and adolescents your families. It is also vitally important to ensure the continuum of care of the patient at all stages of the life process and of the evolution of their disorder, including home care, residential places, supported housing, etc. Very especially, increase home care staffing In order to address the patient's difficulties in their own environment and avoid the need for involuntary admission.

8. We demand that it be facilitated Professional training (MIR, PIR, EIR) with the aim of focusing their training on a holistic view of the patient and from the perspective of defending their rights.

For effective and respectful mental healthcare based on European standards, we combat the violation of patient rights.

Press release funded by Ethics Committee from the Catalan Congress of Mental Health Foundation: Silvia Ventura (President), Joan Badia (Secretary), Alicia Roig, Ángel Martínez, Asun Pié, Esther Francisco, Fernando Vidal, Jordi Marfà, Judith Martin, Marta Consuegra, Mercedes Serrano, Montse Hierro.

Barcelona, October 10, 2022

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ADHESIONS

Affiliated Entities

  1. ActivaMent
  2. Asperger Association of Catalonia
  3. Association for Well-being and Development (ABD)
  4. Catalan Association of Mental Health Professionals. ACPSM-AEN Catalonia
  5. Association of Families Affected by Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (AFASAF)
  6. Barcelona Supervision Space
  7. BCN Mental Health
  8. Club Social La Xamba
  9. College of Social Educators of Catalonia (CEESC)
  10. Official College of Nurses of Barcelona (COIB)
  11. Official College of Psychology of Catalonia (COPC)
  12. Official College of Social Work of Catalonia (TSCAT)
  13. College of Occupational Therapists of Catalonia
  14. Compcal Talaia, SCCL
  15. Council of Colleges of Nursing of Catalonia
  16. Cooperative Aixec
  17. Daruma, Familiar Supporters for Mental Health in Vallès Oriental
  18. El Turó. Mental Health. Association of Relatives and Friends. Alt Penedès
  19. Catalan Federation of Mental Health Organizations in the First Person – VEUS
  20. Federation of Special Employment Centers (FECETC)
  21. Federation of DINCAT
  22. Catalan Primary Care Forum (FoCAP)
  23. Mental Health and Addiction Forum
  24. Federation of Mental Health of Catalonia
  25. Barcanova Foundation
  26. Els Tres Turons Foundation
  27. Catalan Foundation for the Mentally Ill
  28. New Path Foundation
  29. Puigvert Foundation
  30. Support Girona Foundation
  31. White Tide of Catalonia
  32. Overtly
  33. Radio Nikosia
  34. Trefolmente

 

Affiliated Persons

  1. Lluis Albaiges
  2. Hilari Andrés Mora
  3. Antoni Aragón Minguell
  4. Dolors Arasanz Gauchia
  5. Regina Bayo-Borràs
  6. Rosa Belana
  7. Ana Bergua
  8. Soledad Bermann
  9. Magdalena Biset Paño
  10. Ricar Bordas Reig
  11. Eulalia Bullich Cata de la Torra
  12. Angel Cabeza Olmo
  13. David Camargo Segura
  14. Aïda Caminal Pascual
  15. Ivan Cano Prieto
  16. Oleguer Carrasco Cano
  17. Roser Casamitjana Abellà
  18. Anna Casino
  19. Jorge Daniel Castilla Morchon
  20. Albert Climent i Bigas
  21. Cristina Conejo Rodriguez
  22. Joan Miquel del Val Quintana
  23. Cristina Domínguez Ruiz
  24. Mayte Fernandez
  25. Roger Ferrer Sabaté
  26. Adriana Ferrer Vila
  27. Josep Ma Fontbernat Maslloréns
  28. Eva Garcia
  29. Myriam Garcia Blazquez
  30. Carmen Garcia Cisneros
  31. Ma Belén Garzón Rubino
  32. Jordi Gaya Nofre
  33. Ma Àngels Giralt Ruiz
  34. Diana Gonzalez
  35. Anna Guijarro Margalef
  36. Danielle Harbane Bosschot
  37. Ada Hernandez Campos
  38. Montserrat Hortal Corbella
  39. Isabel Iglesias Estevez
  40. Marta Jimenez Lop
  41. Carme Lopez
  42. Jordi Lopez Puig
  43. Rosana Lubelza
  44. Leticia Madeiros
  45. Núria Marchal Milla
  46. Victor Marti Carrasco
  47. Angel Martinez Hernaez
  48. Joan Masip Quintana
  49. Mateu Lluch
  50. Victoria Méndez García
  51. Alicia Mendo Olmos
  52. Silvia Mondon
  53. Montserrat Monterde Martínez
  54. Monica Morales Altisent
  55. Teresa Morandi
  56. Alba Muntadas Corcoy
  57. Carme Muñoz Arca
  58. Empar Murgui
  59. Cristina Oriol Zerbe
  60. Montse Palou Moretó
  61. Jessica Perez Coma
  62. Raquel Perez Hernandez
  63. Judith Pérez Lamela
  64. Angel's Petit
  65. Laura Pliego Nieva
  66. Rosa Pocurull Excluded
  67. Ana Libertad Prieto Ralda
  68. Mercè Pueyo Santamaria
  69. Marisa Pugès
  70. Ana Maria Pujol Sarrià
  71. Núria Rajadell-Puiggròs
  72. Assumption Reyes Camps
  73. Montserrat Reyes Diaz
  74. Victoria Rodriguez Garrido
  75. Joan Rodríguez i Serra
  76. Alex Rodriguez Quero
  77. Montserrat Rovira Jarque
  78. Eulàlia Sabater i Pjig
  79. Ana Sáez Ramírez
  80. Anna Sanchis Franch
  81. Juan Santamaría
  82. Clara Santamaria Jordana
  83. Ma Inés Santana Robles
  84. Anna Segura Fontova
  85. Cristina Seoane Hening
  86. Carolina Tarrida Farré
  87. Desire Traver Edo
  88. Eugenia Ustrell Mussons
  89. Isabel Valls Ribas
  90. Alba Ventura Alcalde
  91. Àngels Vicente Miret
  92. Sofia Vila Viladomiu
  93. Edgar Vinyals i Rojas
  94. Jordi Xandri Casals
  95. Eleodora Zamarreño Arnáez