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[post_content] => [vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=””]On the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which was celebrated last November 25th, Basque mental health (federation that integrates associations of family members and people with mental health problems Agifes, Asaph, Well Yes Birds), warned of the impact of sexist violence on the mental health of women and girls. Sexist violence against women and girls constitutes a violation of human rights and is the most serious manifestation of inequality between men and women. In this sense, the Basque federation indicated in its campaign that violence has consequences on the present and future mental health of women. Sexual abuse during childhood or adolescence can cause mental health problems later in life, and situations of continued violence can also cause mental health problems. In the case of women who already suffer from a mental disorder, this can lead to a worsening of their mental health problem.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/n318_GvCnhw?feature=shared” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In this sense, Salud Mental Euskadi underlines the importance of listening empathetically to women when they report situations of sexist violence. “Many women with mental health problems hear expressions every day that minimize or question the violence they suffer, both from people close to them and from public services. Stopping sexist violence is the responsibility of the entire society and it is essential to listen to the women affected, support their emancipation and accompany them in the process of emerging from these oppressive situations”, they say. Furthermore, standardized expressions such as “It won’t be that bad!” or “Calm down, you’re exaggerating!” They downplay the severity of the violence and discourage victims from seeking help. Changing this narrative is an essential step in eradicating sexist violence.
Figures: Violence against women with mental disorders
Precisely the research on violence against women with mental disorders conducted by Salud Mental Euskadi has highlighted the existing connections between violence and mental health problems, since Violence is often at the origin of unrest. Furthermore, as the federation explains, “suffering from a serious mental health problem increases the risk of suffering violence, and being a victim of this type of episode worsens the symptoms of a pre-existing mental illness. On the other hand, the data indicates that 26% of women with mental health problems experienced sexual violence in childhoodpercentage which for the average woman stands at 3.5%. 80% of women in this group who have been in a relationship have suffered psychological, physical or sexual violence at some point in his adult life. Likewise, the investigation shows that the 42% of women with mental disorders who experience intimate partner violence do not identify it as such. Another important fact is that, in more than 50% of cases, the relevant professional was not aware of the existing violence.
María Isabel García Peñafrom the Mental Health Area for Women’s Equality Euskadi, highlights that many women with mental disorders do not dare talk about their situation due to a lack of credibility. “Raising awareness
Among the actions developed by Salud Mental Euskadi to address this reality, there is the campaign Women and mental healthwith a website aimed at raising awareness and empowering these women. The countryside, which has Facebook And Instagram as dissemination channels, started a few years ago and continues to develop with new actions that aim to make this problem visible and promote the improvement of care for these women. Among other actions, Salud Mental Euskadi released a video focusing on the importance of changing the narrative to contribute to the empowerment of women. Likewise, training actions are being developed for women from the social base of Mental Health Euskadi with the title “Empowerment and awareness workshops through theatre”. So far the training has been given in Llodio, Bilbao, Vitoria and Donostia. The awareness-raising actions carried out have the support of Emakunde and the Department of Welfare, Youth and Demographic Challenge of the Basque Government. Mental Health Euskadi also joins the Emakunde campaign which underlines that “denying sexist violence is a way to support it”.
Mental health Euskadi warns of the impact sexist violence has on the mental health of women and girls
On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Basque Federation launched a campaign focusing on women with mental health problems.
On the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which was celebrated last November 25th, Basque mental health (federation that integrates associations of family members and people with mental health problems Agifes, Asaph, Well Yes Birds), warned of the impact of sexist violence on the mental health of women and girls.
Sexist violence against women and girls constitutes a violation of human rights and is the most serious manifestation of inequality between men and women.
In this sense, the Basque federation indicated in its campaign that violence has consequences on the present and future mental health of women. Sexual abuse during childhood or adolescence can cause mental health problems later in life, and situations of continued violence can also cause mental health problems.
In the case of women who already suffer from a mental disorder, this can lead to a worsening of their mental health problem.
In this sense, Salud Mental Euskadi underlines the importance of listening empathetically to women when they report situations of sexist violence. “Many women with mental health problems hear expressions every day that minimize or question the violence they suffer, both from people close to them and from public services. Stopping sexist violence is the responsibility of the entire society and it is essential to listen to the women affected, support their emancipation and accompany them in the process of emerging from these oppressive situations”, they say.
Furthermore, standardized expressions such as “It won’t be that bad!” or “Calm down, you’re exaggerating!” They downplay the severity of the violence and discourage victims from seeking help. Changing this narrative is an essential step to eradicating sexist violence.
Figures: Violence against women with mental disorders
Precisely the research on violence against women with mental disorders conducted by Salud Mental Euskadi has highlighted the existing connections between violence and mental health problems, since Violence is often at the origin of unrest. Furthermore, as the federation explains, “suffering from a serious mental health problem increases the risk of suffering violence, and being a victim of this type of episode worsens the symptoms of a pre-existing mental illness. On the other hand, the data indicate that 26% of women with mental health problems experienced sexual violence in childhoodpercentage which stands at 3.5% for the average woman.
On the other hand, around 80% of women in this group who have been in a relationship have suffered psychological, physical or sexual violence at some point in his adult life. Likewise, the investigation shows that the 42% of women with mental disorders who experience intimate partner violence do not identify it as such. Another important fact is that, in more than 50% of cases, the relevant professional was not aware of the existing violence.
María Isabel García Peñafrom the Mental Health Area for Women’s Equality Euskadi, highlights that many women with mental disorders do not dare talk about their situation due to a lack of credibility. “On many occasions, women’s stories are questioned, and this makes it difficult for them to talk about their situation and get help,” she says.
Mental Health Euskadi warns of the need to raise awareness throughout society of the importance of the messages that affected women receive, as these can make it difficult to escape from violence.
Among the actions developed by Salud Mental Euskadi to address this reality, there is the campaign Women and mental healthwith a website aimed at raising awareness and empowering these women. The countryside, which has Facebook And Instagram as dissemination channels, started a few years ago and continues to develop with new actions that aim to make this problem visible and promote the improvement of care for these women.
Among other actions, Salud Mental Euskadi released a video focusing on the importance of changing the narrative to contribute to the empowerment of women.
Likewise, training actions are being developed for women from the social base of Mental Health Euskadi with the title “Empowerment and awareness workshops through theatre”. So far the training has been given in Llodio, Bilbao, Vitoria and Donostia. The awareness-raising actions carried out have the support of Emakunde and the Department of Welfare, Youth and Demographic Challenge of the Basque Government.
Mental Health Euskadi also joins the Emakunde campaign which underlines that “denying sexist violence is a way to support it”.