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[post_content] => [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]On October 10th, on the occasion of the World Mental Health Daythe streets of Madrid were filled with color and commitment in a massive march organized by the Mental Health Federation of Madrid. Under the motto “Work and Mental Health, a fundamental link“Hundreds of people with mental health problems, family, friends, the membership movement and the general public came together to call for the importance of looking after mental health in the workplace, as well as making the work of the membership movement visible.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”129880″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=””]The march, which began in Moyano trackvisited the key points of the city until reaching the Cibeles Squarewhere the president of the Mental Health Federation of Madrid, Olga Real Najarro, He intervened underlining that the “data reflects a worrying panorama that requires a strong response from public and private institutions. It is essential that we work together to change this reality and ensure that all people, regardless of their mental health, can access and maintain decent work and feel supported and safe in their working environments.” Furthermore, Real announced it The precariousness of work also affects «the associative movement, to the technical teams and board volunteers who must work to remove obstacles, managing this precariousness, beyond our working hours and family and personal commitments. Look at how many hours we invest, how much paid and unpaid care work, how much value we add to social well-being. Yet, despite this valuable work, in some of our 16 associations there are professionals who have not received their paycheck and have to work with the uncertainty of what will happen to their salary in the coming months”, he denounced. “We should consider how the delays in benefit resolution or computer errors, among other factors, impact people, at a time when we are talking about humanization,” Real said.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”129864″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Finally, in her speech, the president of the Madrid federation launched an appeal to “promote employment, respect the employment quotas reserved for people with disabilities, encourage the methodology of peer support and for public administrations to promote measures against precariousness and the control of workers and psychosocial risks of companies”.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”129883″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border” onclick=”link_image” css_animation=”none” css=”.vc_custom_1728908546761{border-radius: 15px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”129884″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border” onclick=”link_image” css=”.vc_custom_1728908055745{border-radius: 15px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”129885″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border” onclick=”link_image” css=”.vc_custom_1728908062867{border-radius: 15px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=””]Subsequently, Víctor Fernández and Ana Plaza, members of the Madrid Committee for Mental Health in personreads a manifesto that urges the authorities and society to take strong action to combat the stigma that affects those suffering from mental health problems, as well as taking care of themselves and their mental health at work to carry out their work in healthy way. manner and in harmony with the environment. This year the event not only sought to raise awareness of the importance of mental health in everyday life, but also focus on the relationship between mental well-being and the work environment. Work together to change this reality and ensure work environments free from stigma and with decent conditions for all people, with particular attention to those facing mental health problems. Among the proposals and requests of the mental health association movement are:
- Strengthen psychosocial risk prevention teams and raise awareness among public and private companies, since the victims caused by this type of risk tend to increase and can compromise their survival.
- A work culture that promotes psychosocial factors that promote mental health. To do this, the employing body must be aware of and establish a plan of measures that addresses environmental circumstances, the organization of skills and a policy that includes support systems, flexible working hours and other mechanisms that affect safety psychosocial.
- Job offers with greater added value, and not only in mechanical and repetitive jobs.
- An alignment with Sustainable Development Goal n. 8 on “Decent work and economic growth” and we urge the business community and the State to create opportunities for access to ordinary employment and to carry out explorations, alliances and creative policies that encourage paths of socio-work inclusion.
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[post_title] => Madrid claims the importance of mental health at work
[post_excerpt] => Under the motto “Work and mental health, a fundamental link”, the Mental Health Federation of Madrid called a march last Thursday, 10 October, on the occasion of World Mental Health Day, which started from Atocha to Cibeles.
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Madrid claims the importance of mental health at work
With the motto “Work and mental health, a fundamental link”, the Mental Health Federation of Madrid called for a march last Thursday, 10 October, on the occasion of World Mental Health Day, which started from Atocha to Cibeles.
On October 10th, on the occasion of the World Mental Health Daythe streets of Madrid were filled with color and commitment in a massive march organized by the Mental Health Federation of Madrid. Under the motto “Work and Mental Health, a fundamental link“Hundreds of people with mental health problems, family, friends, the membership movement and the general public came together to call for the importance of looking after mental health in the workplace, as well as making the work of the membership movement visible.
March in Madrid for World Mental Health Day 2024
The march, which began in Moyano trackvisited the key points of the city until reaching the Cibeles Squarewhere the president of the Mental Health Federation of Madrid, Olga Real Najarro, He intervened underlining that the “data reflect a worrying panorama that requires a strong response from public and private institutions. It is essential that we work together to change this reality and ensure that all people, regardless of their mental health, can access and maintain decent work and feel supported and safe in their working environments.”
Furthermore, Real announced it The precariousness of work also affects «the associative movement, to the technical teams and board volunteers who must work to remove obstacles, managing this precariousness, beyond our working hours and family and personal commitments. Look at how many hours we invest, how much paid and unpaid care work, how much value we add to social well-being. Yet, despite this valuable work, in some of our 16 associations there are professionals who have not received their paycheck and have to work with the uncertainty of what will happen to their salary in the coming months”, he denounced. “We should consider how the delays in resolving benefits, or computer errors, among other factors, impact people, at a time when we are talking about humanization,” Real said.
Olga Real, at the time of her speech (photo by the Mental Health Federation of Madrid).
Finally, in her speech, the president of the Madrid federation launched an appeal to “promote employment, respect the employment quotas reserved for people with disabilities, encourage the methodology of peer support and that public administrations promote measures against precariousness of work and the control of work”. professional and psychosocial risks of companies.
Subsequently, Víctor Fernández and Ana Plaza, members of the Madrid Committee for Mental Health in personreads a manifesto that urges the authorities and society to take strong action to combat the stigma that affects those suffering from mental health problems, as well as taking care of themselves and their mental health at work to carry out their work in healthy way. manner and in harmony with the environment.
This year the event not only sought to raise awareness of the importance of mental health in everyday life, but also focus on the relationship between mental well-being and the work environment. Work together to change this reality and ensure work environments free from stigma and with decent conditions for all people, with particular attention to those facing mental health problems.
Among the proposals and requests of the mental health association movement are:
- Strengthen psychosocial risk prevention teams and raise awareness among public and private companies, since the victims caused by this type of risk tend to increase and can compromise their survival.
- A work culture that promotes psychosocial factors that promote mental health. To do this, the employing body must be aware of and establish a plan of measures that addresses environmental circumstances, the organization of skills and a policy that includes support systems, flexible working hours and other mechanisms that affect safety psychosocial.
- Job offers with greater added value, and not only in mechanical and repetitive jobs.
- An alignment with Sustainable Development Goal n. 8 on “Decent work and economic growth” and we urge the business community and the State to create opportunities for access to ordinary employment and to carry out explorations, alliances and creative policies that encourage paths of socio-work inclusion.
Reading of the manifesto (photo by the Mental Health Federation of Madrid).
The day ended with an emotional switching on of green and yellow lights – colors chosen by the Madrid Federation representing the mental health movement – in emblematic buildings such as the Cibeles Fountain, the Real Casa de Correos (seat of the presidency of the Community of Madrid) and the headquarters of the ONCE Foundation in Madrid.
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