Five days, five challenges: how to face the future of mental health
From 6 to 10 October, during the first Mental Health Week, healthcare and research professionals will analyse, over five days, the impact of mental health issues on youth, families, and the sports sector, emphasizing the need for personalized care
Throughout the week, afternoons will feature activities, experiential workshops, and mental health project sessions
On Friday 10, experts will discuss the uncertainty caused by climate change as a mental health risk factor and propose tools to address emergency situations
Mental Health Week will conclude with a mental health organisations fair at Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu
Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu is organizing the first Mental Health Week, featuring five days of knowledge-sharing, four experiential workshops, an organization fair, and a music festival at Parc de la Guingueta in Sant Boi de Llobregat. From 6 to 10 October, coinciding with World Mental Health Day, professionals, experts, users, families, and representatives from various fields will discuss the sustainability of mental health in a rapidly changing and uncertain environment.
The Mental Health Week evolves naturally from the Mental Health and Research Network conferences of Parc Sanitari SJD, aiming to approach mental health from social, clinical, research, and dissemination perspectives, focusing on five current themes with sustainability as the common thread:
- Monday 6 | Mental health and young people: present challenges, future solutions
- Tuesday 7 | Mental health and families: support in the care process
- Wednesday 8 | Mental health and sport: benefits and limitations
- Thursday 9 |Mental health research: personalized medicine for the future
- Friday 10 | Mental health and uncertainty: how to prepare
The goal of this week is to spark a debate with experts from various fields, both within and outside Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, to raise awareness and seek solutions to current challenges threatening social, environmental, and health sustainability, through research, innovation, and the involvement of patients and families.
Throughout the week (Monday to Thursday), afternoons will be dedicated to organizing experiential workshops addressing issues raised during the morning conferences and roundtables. The program includes a workshop on mental health and motherhood, a film discussion session with the documentary’s directors, a Nordic walking session, and innovative projects using Virtual Reality (therapy with avatars and immersive stimulation or experience rooms).
The Week wraps up with the Mental Health Organisations Fair
The first Mental Health Week will end on Friday 10 October with a mental health organisations fair, a free event open to all organised by Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu and Solidaritat Sant Joan de Déu with support from Sant Boi de Llobregat Town Council. This gathering comes from a commitment to create a social space for interaction among the public, organisations, activists and professionals working on mental health prevention and promotion while fostering a stigma-free perspective.
With a fun, festive, and socially conscious character (including awareness, prevention, and anti-stigma activities), the event will offer various spaces where the public can engage and participate in a range of accessible experiences. The aim is to highlight various prevention approaches, from healthy eating and physical exercise to artistic expression and meditation as tools for balance. The fair will take place at Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu in Sant Boi de Llobregat.
The academic sessions of Mental Health Week will take place at the Dr. Antoni Pujadas Auditorium in the main facilities of Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu; and experiential workshops will be held at various locations in Sant Boi. The program will be available on the Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu website starting next week.
Participation, Recognition, and Attendance
Here you will find the full programme for the event and the link for registration. Save the date!
During the event, posters showcasing mental health experiences or research projects will be displayed and evaluated by a panel of experts. Winners will receive a certificate of recognition and a prize consisting of registration for mental health-related conferences or events.
