Parish Council of Santo António dos Olivais promotes mental health session

Clinical psychologist and specialist nurse led a conversation on protective strategies for dealing with daily adversities.

Generic image of a mental health promotion session with healthcare professionals and participants.
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Generic image of a mental health promotion session with healthcare professionals and participants.

The Parish Council of Santo António dos Olivais held a mental health promotion session, titled “Caring for the Mind, Caring for Ourselves, A Conversation about Mental Health”, as part of World Mental Health Day.

The initiative, led by Clinical Psychologist of Casa de Saúde Rainha Santa Isabel, Dr. Paulo Santos, included the collaboration of Specialist Nurse, Mariana Fernandes, and psychology interns, Luísa Figueiredo and Joana Martins.
During the session, the professionals aimed to raise awareness among participants about the importance of adopting protective strategies in daily life to deal with adversities healthily.
Tools such as detachment, gratitude, resilience, positivity, acceptance, and the use of emotional intelligence were highlighted as resources available to everyone.
Based on information from the official source: Junta de Freguesia de Santo António dos Olivais (16/10/2026)