First Person Mental Health Research Group

Presentation of the First-Person Research Group (GR1P) and Conference by Michael Rowe at the Caixa Forum Barcelona.

The objective of the event was to discuss the current and future panorama that refers to the legal capacity in mental health. The current situation and the normative changes foreseen in relation to this topic will be made known. See more at naciodigital.cat

Recently, the recovery movement in mental health, among other transformative movements, has begun to promote citizenship, both as a tool of participation and therapeutic intervention, and social prescription to expand the range of therapeutic options of primary health practice. and mental. This process has been carried out by strengthening the links between health services and community resources. We perceive a need to increase the participation of civil society, particularly the movements in the first person, for a focus on rights […]

Mental health is one of the great challenges for the city of Barcelona. For this reason, the City Council of Barcelona has set it as one of its priorities, by approving the Barcelona Mental Health Plan 2016-2022 in 2016. The day ‘We have put mental health in mind’ is the first meeting promoted by the Barcelona Mental Health Board. It wants to be the space to share projects carried out since the launch of the plan and, in particular, to […]

The presentation of the strategy was accompanied by a debate on the theme entitled “What is community mental health?”. See more at elprat.cat and elprat.tv

The project “Get active for mental health” has been going on in Lleida for 4 years. This presentation has taken stock of all the work done with all the people and entities that have made the project possible, and also with those who hadn’t met it yet. Results and some of the tools created were presented, and discussions were made with the project participants.

Recently, the recovery movement in mental health, among other transformative movements, has begun to promote citizenship, both as a tool of participation and therapeutic intervention, and social prescription to expand the range of therapeutic options of primary health practice. and mental. This process has been carried out by strengthening the links between health services and community resources. We perceive a need to increase the participation of civil society, particularly the movements in the first person, for a focus on rights […]

Professionalized peer support, a hallmark of the Recovery movement, is an intentionally and appropriately sharing of personal experience to convey hope, develop strengthening relationships, and offer help and support from the perspective of a person who has gone through the same thing. In order to professionalize this figure and to provide it with appropriate skills, competencies and tools, technicians must be trained through activities specifically designed to perform these functions. Although the origin of the peer support movement and activities […]

Conference at the Congress “Get Active for Mental Health. Beyond piloting. “