2023-10-09 09:55:00
SEVILLA, 9 (EUROPA PRESS)
The Andalusian Mental Health Federation, on the occasion of World Mental Health Day, which is celebrated this Tuesday, October 10, has indicated that “it is time to promote mental well-being and protect human rights.”
Likewise, in a press release, the Federation has explained that throughout the month of October the more than 19 entities that make up the associative movement of people with mental health problems and their families in Andalusia will carry out numerous information actions, awareness and advocacy both to promote mental health and to defend the rights and social inclusion of people with mental disorders.
The motto used by the association movement this year is ‘Mental health, global health: a universal right’. The objective is to publicize the main violations of human rights that occur in the field of mental health, social, legal and educational services, as well as to make proposals so that people with mental health problems do not suffer these violations that occur. every day in our country.
The president of the Andalusian Mental Health Federation, Manuel Movilla, calls for increasing resources for psychological care, recovery, accompaniment and mutual support. “It is time to act in a coordinated and networked manner to guarantee the humanization of care and the efficiency of social and health resources at the community level. We need to promote mechanisms for the protection of human rights and universal access to the protection of mental health,” Movilla pointed out.
Furthermore, the Federation has emphasized wanting to convey to the entire society that mental health “is a right inherent to the human condition, and we must protect it from the prism of human rights.”
In Spain, and in Andalusia, the rights of people with mental health problems continue to be violated every day. It is time to recognize that coercive measures should not be part of any treatment or be considered part of the therapeutic process. It is “urgent” to move towards the goal of “zero restraints” and completely eradicate the use of coercion, whether physical, chemical or emotional.
This is stated in the report on the state of Human Rights in mental health 2022, published by the Spanish Mental Health Confederation, which includes the violations of rights suffered by people with mental health problems and psychosocial disabilities in various areas, including them, the labor, the educational and the legal. IT’S TIME TO CHANGE THE PARADIGM AND TAKE CONCRETE MEASURES
It is “crucial” and “pressing” to allocate more professional resources, with the establishment of the figure of psychology professionals in primary care and in the educational field being “essential”, it is necessary to increase the rate of mental health professionals until reaching national average, already far from the European one, and promote home care and support programs through the figure of the mutual support agent in mental health, the Federation has noted.
Therefore, it is “essential” that treatments are humanized and a specialized intervention centered on the person, “reliable” and “empathetic” is guaranteed, which promotes the autonomy of people with mental health problems. In addition to increasing investment in preventive and mental health promotion policies in the health, social, labor, judicial and educational fields.
Also, Mental Health of Andalusia places emphasis on improving coordination between resources and administrations to guarantee comprehensive and community care, especially for the most vulnerable groups such as homeless people, women victims of sexist violence and people with mental and emotional problems. toxic, as well as, generating low-demand community spaces that allow us to share experiences and support each other.
Work towards ‘zero containment’ and the eradication of the use of coercion, allocating resources to implement alternative measures from a human rights approach. Guarantee the exercise of legal capacity and the right to make one’s own decisions regarding one’s life.
The goal proposed by the associative movement is to show all institutions that investing in mental health is betting on a society that coexists in well-being, is protecting children and adolescents, is efficient management of public resources, and is the guarantee protection of the most essential rights of people in situations of greatest vulnerability.
In Andalusia, the foundations are being laid for a new Care Plan for mental health problems and addictions that, in 2024, the mental health associative movement hopes will be able to outline the lines of the new care model in Andalusia.
Working groups are being formed with the aim of establishing mechanisms that streamline and ensure the humanization of care and resources. To improve the protection of rights, it is essential to train professionals in de-escalation techniques, evaluate alternatives for crisis management and support, and carry out reforms in the resolution of emergency care, transfers, and admissions.
To achieve this, it is essential to incorporate the perspective of community and specialized social services, as well as involve emergency professionals, security forces and other relevant actors. It is also necessary to provide information and raise awareness to sectors such as justice, social services and education to guarantee access under conditions of equality and security THE DATA
The most recent data from the mental health program indicate that the rate of clinical psychology professionals per one hundred thousand inhabitants in public health resources has increased from 3.65 to 4.56, with a total of 396 professionals incorporated. However, this rate is still below the national average in Spain, which stands at six according to the latest report from the Ombudsman. At the same time, Spain is far from countries such as Germany (41), the United Kingdom (18) or France (15).
Regarding psychiatry professionals, the Andalusian average is 6.70 per one hundred thousand inhabitants, while the Spanish average is 15 professionals.
The Andalusian Mental Health Federation – formerly Feafes – is a non-profit entity considered of social interest, declared of public utility, which was established in 1992 with the objective of promoting the adoption of measures that contribute to recovery and improvement. of the quality of life of people with mental disorders and that of their families, defend their rights and represent the associative movement created around mental health. It is currently made up of 19 associations.
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