October 10th marks World Mental Health Day. As is customary, various events led by organizations and the public administration will be held, with the triple purpose of highlighting the problems it entails, reducing the stigma that continues to persist, and giving a voice ―even if just for one day― to the main [...]
FRANCESC DE DIEGO FUERTES Francesc de Diego Fuertes, a graphic artist born in April 1978. De Diego has been illustrating for over two decades, an activity primarily fueled by being his main form of expression. Poster designs, illustration showcases, and a large number of exhibitions demonstrate his work. In 2013, he was the winner [...]
What motivated the creation of this group? Migraespai is a group formed from the European initiative for youth (17 to 30 years old) promoted by the FaMiDo Association (Belgium) to build a network of thought among young people from different countries and local actions proposed and carried out by them on themes related to [...]
What motivated the creation of this group? For some years now, through informal conversations with some members of the FCCSM, a concern arose regarding radicalization processes. This concern stemmed from the experience of its coordinator with cases related to destructive cults and indoctrination movements. What are the objectives? We seek to share experiences and [...]
A youth group aiming to reflect on, analyze, and concretize projects related to migratory processes and grief.
Barcelona, July 2018 As healthcare and social sector professionals, we believe that we must take a stand against the serious problem that many migrant adolescents and young people are facing. Both the lack of adequate policies for the reception of unaccompanied migrant adolescents and young people and the growing restrictions on the family life of migrant minors are contributing to this situation. [...]
From the very beginning of the Catalan Mental Health Congress Foundation, we have strived to maintain a debate and take a stance (internally and externally) at various events that have taken place in our immediate surroundings or in the world. We have tried to be consistent with a line of thought that upholds respect for life, [...]
In view of the brutal police repression in Catalonia against people of all ages, who were gathering in a totally peaceful manner to defend and exercise their democratic right to vote, the Board of Trustees of the Catalan Congress of Mental Health Foundation STATES: Our complete rejection of the violent actions that the State Government has [...]
Migration, refuge, and mental health
Various organizations in Catalonia have promoted the filing of an appeal before the Court of Justice of the European Union against the Agreement signed on March 18 between the European Council and Turkey. The purpose of the appeal is for this Agreement to be “declared null and void and of no effect” and for it to be stopped [...]
