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This event, aimed at professionals, brings together mental health specialists, social workers, educators, community leaders, and activists to deepen the conversation about mental health in Barcelona. Through keynote lectures, a panel discussion, personal testimonies, and participatory workshops, participants will collectively explore ways to reduce stigma, improve access to care, and promote a more inclusive and supportive culture of well-being.

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The interdisciplinary conference reinforces art as a tool for well-being, mental health, and community cohesion. The Faculty of Psychology, Education, and Sport at Blanquerna-URL will host the third edition of the FacultART Conference, titled this year “Art and Community: Building Connections.” This initiative has become an interdisciplinary meeting space bridging art, mental health, and education, highlighting the power of artistic expression as a path to care, awareness, and collective transformation.

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Natural·Ment is a monthly cycle of body expression and dance activities in nature that invites us to explore the relationship we have with ourselves, and with the environment —human and natural— from the presence and listening of the body. Each meeting takes place in a natural space in Berguedà —forests, rivers, meadows or paths—, where each landscape and season become an active part of the practice, contributing its uniqueness and elements to enrich the experience. The theme of each session is related to the place and time of year in order to enrich individual and collective research and experience.

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A feminist dialogue-visit through the museum’s rooms, exploring the works from the perspective of women’s knowledge and experiences during climacteric and menopause. This activity is coordinated by the Poble-sec Community Health Board, which promotes a cycle of events aimed at making these traditionally silenced and often medicalised issues more visible.

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The Fundació Palau was created in 2003 by poet, essayist, playwright, and Picasso specialist Josep Palau i Fabre. Its mission is to preserve his documentary and artistic collection, featuring a selection of 20th-century Catalan painting from Noucentisme to the present day, a collection of 60 works by Picasso, and a documentary archive of more than 35,000 records. The foundation also promotes exhibitions that explore the relationship between poetry and art, as well as the work of contemporary artists.

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LinkArt in Raval is a project that promotes long-term emotional well-being through self-care for adults in the Raval neighborhood, using art, culture, and the strengthening of community bonds

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La Glòria Factoria d’Art presents an artistic and community event as part of Healing Arts Barcelona: a family mosaic workshop inviting children and adults to participate in collective creation, connection with nature, and care for the environment. The activity will took place on Saturday, 11 October, as part of the Jugatecambiental program at Les Planes Park, a well-established space for play and learning supported by the AMB and the Pla Integral. Families explored the trencadís mosaic technique and its value as a tool for collective expression. The workshop is linked to La Glòria’s community mural projects at the Matacavalls wall and the Canigó tunnel, promoting the upcoming inaugurations of these transformative art spaces. The event also aligned with the goals of the Environmental Pediatrics Promoter Group of the Pla Integral, bringing health and nature closer to the public through participatory actions in green spaces. This workshop encouraged sharing, creativity, and connection, strengthening the bonds between community, nature, and culture in an open, welcoming, and meaningful environment.

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The Sant Cugat Museum offers memory workshops aimed at improving the quality of life for people affected by neurodegenerative diseases, particularly Alzheimer’s. Since 2018, the Sant Cugat Museums, the Citizenship Area of the Sant Cugat City Council, and the Municipal Archive have been carrying out the Fotomemòries project, in collaboration with the Vallès Alzheimer Family Association. This initiative, designed by ClicMe, Petites Experiències Fotogràfiques, consists of memory workshops that use old photographs as a basis to stimulate the memory of people affected by mild and/or moderate neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. The objectives are: 1. To stimulate memory through photography as a gateway to recollection. 2. To stimulate language, promoting communication and social interaction. 3. To give a voice to affected individuals so they feel part of society. 4. To make culture accessible to everyone, regardless of their abilities, and allow them to enjoy it.

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A social theatre performance telling a story about mental health through four voices: two mothers and two adolescent daughters share, in the first person, their experiences with mental health, as the daughters face depression and eating disorders for different reasons. From the perspectives of both generations, the play addresses issues such as school bullying, sexual abuse, social media use, suicide, and how mental health challenges affect the entire family. Together, they undertake a cathartic and raw journey, presenting mental health honestly without glamorizing or romanticizing it, while conveying a message of hope and, above all, the importance of asking for help.

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The comic project “In My Own Way” was created based on a real-life story, in which the author recounts a family member’s experience to raise awareness about the effects of substance use on mental health. This initiative, born from a collaboration between Primary Care of ICS Anoia and the Department of Education, aims to educate adolescents aged 14–16 on the connection between drugs and mental illness, offering tools to reflect on their beliefs and attitudes. The project combines art as a transformative medium with pedagogy, producing educational materials that include the comic, a learning guide with visual and pedagogical resources, and direct interaction between the author and students. The pilot implementation took place at the Institut Pla de les Moreres in Vilanova del Camí (from 12 March to 25 April 2024), including various sessions: comic reading and discussion, meeting the author, myth-busting activities, role-playing exercises, and creating posters with positive messages on mental health and addiction. The impact has been highly positive for both students and teaching/health teams, highlighting the power of artistic language to connect with young people and encourage critical thinking. Currently, the comic is being digitized into an interactive video format in collaboration with the Igualada City Council to expand its reach and usefulness in new educational contexts. Results suggest the potential to extend the project to other secondary schools in Anoia, consolidating a model that unites art, health, and education to promote prevention and emotional well-being.

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Screening of the film The Aspirant, directed by Lauren Hadaway, United States, 2021. This session is organized in collaboration with the Osona Mental Health and Addictions Table on the occasion of World Mental Health Day (10 October). Alex Dall (Isabelle Fuhrman) is a university student who joins the rowing team, where becoming a starter requires extra physical and mental effort. Naturally highly competitive, she fully immerses herself in the team, pushing past her physical and mental limits as well as those of the people around her. She will not stop, even when reaching the extreme limits.

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The innov’ART project is an initiative by the Espai de Salut Jove that uses art as a therapeutic tool to improve the emotional well-being of young people aged 15 to 20. Led by health and social services professionals, it has been developed in collaboration with local organizations and third-sector entities. The project has worked with youth from the PFI program and with young people with ASD, and is part of the humanization plan of the Basic Health Area. As a lasting legacy, it has left behind a mural and a ceramic exhibition that symbolize the community work achieved through the initiative.

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