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Three information desks installed by ASOFEM broadcast this morning the reality of mental health.
Lorca has some months to a day center for these people represents an investment of 820,000 euros.
The councilors of Health and oenegés in the city of Lorca, Maria del Carmen Ruiz and Fátima Mínguez, participated this morning in the public awareness day organized by the Association of Mentally Ill of Lorca (ASOFEM) to commemorate the October 10 World Mental Health Day.
It should be noted that this year the theme chosen is "Freaky Friday. Connect me," a slogan that defines the objective of this initiative is none other than to establish a way to empathize with mental illness and those who suffer and thus build a more advanced, fair and inclusive society.
Lorca wants, through this proposal, to celebrate another year's World Mental Health Day which takes place in more than 100 countries and nearly 300 entities of associations of persons with mental illness and family.
In this sense, we have proceeded ASOFEM placement of three information tables and awareness established in Loch Street, Alameda of the Constitution and the main gateway to the Garden of the Wheel, coinciding with the celebration of the weekly market.
This activity is carried to term between 10 am and 13:00 pm
This year the Confederation Mental Health Spain (FEAFES) movement focuses its publicity effort in moving to citizens, institutions and employers know the reality of mental illness to clarify issues and bury false stereotypes that for decades have been a heavy stigma.
The aims of this conference are to promote awareness of mental health as well as alternative and existing services to provide adequate social and health care for people who suffer.
As a general approach of this campaign are set as follows:
Understanding mental health from a positive, inclusive and normalizing approach.
Shoot down invisible barriers and empathize.
Ensure that the person the right to participate in their own rehabilitation process and promote empowerment.
Develop social and health care from specific needs of the person with special emphasis on early intervention.
Support people with mental disorders have a job as a fundamental tool for social integration.
To do this, ASOFEM participate tomorrow, Friday October 2 in Murcia with all member associations in Murcia FEAFES- in a peaceful march for Mental Health with the aim of raising awareness and visibility of the group of persons with mental illness and your families.
The route will pass taking as a starting point from Plaza Fuensanta, running through Gran Via towards the Square of Spain, which will proceed to read the manifesto of the World Mental Health Day.
Thus, from ASOFEM it is to contribute, under the World Mental Health Day, to create a different look to these disorders, which affect more than one million people in Spain.
It is a great occasion to remember the will of recovery and improvement that people with mental disorders show every day of the year, despite all the barriers they encounter.
From now ASOFEM renamed, now called Mental Health ASOFEM Lorca, also including the same brand of Spanish confederation with the aim of unifying.
ASOFEM account in Lorca few months ago with a new Day Centre for People with Mental Illness.
It is modern and functional facilities in the deputation of Puri, particularly in the residential tower of the bishop, and that have been built on municipal land of 6,000 m2, assuming a total investment of 820,000 euros, of which the Ministry of Health and social policy contributed 700,000 euros and 120,000 euros Autonomous Region.
It notes that the center has 885 sq meters on one floor distributed in porch, common spaces, gym, two multipurpose rooms, staff room, three offices, living room, toilets, changing rooms, first aid room, office , pantry, store ... is also equipped with three large courtyards that provide light and warmth to the room.
In view of the need in Lorca with a day center for people with mental health quality, the City Council the need to make available a model ASOFEM infrastructure so they could pay such an important assistance was finalized.
Therefore they have carried out the necessary steps to change the order of the installation and to put this reference center available to the people who needed it so much.
In fact, this infrastructure has been an important step forward for ASOFEM, regarding the resources that had previously.
Local previous step to this new center has served as a lever that has multiplied its capacity to serve the sick.
From ASOFEM they have also predicted that the next November 27 will be a charity dinner at the hotel Jardines de Lorca will feature a performance by the Orchestra "Private Property" and in the course of which will be presented officially to the Godfather 2015.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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