Throughout October, the Municipality of Fafe, through its Social Cohesion Division and Municipal Mental Health Group, organized a series of activities aimed at strengthening mental health literacy among the community and professionals. The program emphasized networking with local partners, covering various areas of action.
Initiatives included lectures, discussions, and art workshops open to the community, such as Saud’Arte with the TRAMA workshop, the biblio@migas from the Municipal Library, the CLDS, and the knowledge workshop of the Portuguese Red Cross. Sessions focused on Municipal employees were also held, addressing topics like mental health, self-care, physical mobility at work, and nutrition for concentration and productivity.
On October 10th, World Mental Health Day, an Open Day was held at the Casa da Cultura, featuring various entities and social partners who showcased their annual work, reinforcing messages of prevention, proximity, inclusion, and shared responsibility in areas such as literature, sports, and art.
Notable events also included lectures by the Portuguese Psychologists Association on "Art, Science, and Professional Practice" and "Psychosocial Risks," as well as sessions by the community Mental Health team from Hospital de Guimarães on "Domestic and Intergenerational Violence" and "Child Trauma and Adult Psychopathology."
The month also featured the discussion "Cuidador, Expressa-te" (Caregiver, Express Yourself), dedicated to informal caregivers, and sessions by the GNR and RIAVVE on violence against the elderly, held in various parishes and social institutions (IPSS) within the municipality.
The Mental Health Month concluded last Friday with a performance by the CACI da CERCIFAF at the Teatro Cinema, followed by a discussion "À conversa com Márcia Amorim e Mafalda Ribeiro" (In conversation with Márcia Amorim and Mafalda Ribeiro), focusing on grief, life, overcoming challenges, and recognizing others' experiences.
The Municipal Mental Health Group marked its third year of activity, highlighting the collaborative work among local partners to promote the mental health of the community.
