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Two rural women, with their own experience in mental health, Elena Briongospresident of the Federation, and Rosi Alvarezrepresentative of the First Person Mental Health Committee, were in charge of collecting this recognition, in an event held at the Royal Palace of Aranjuez on January 29, chaired by HM The Queen, on the occasion of the Queen’s National Disability Awards Letizia 2022. «Living this day in the company of Rosi has been a very beautiful and exciting experience»commented Elena Briongos, who highlighted this act and this recognition «the visibility that we have achieved from that part of society that is not normally focused on, and that we are precisely the women with our own experience in mental health who live in rural areas».
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Since the beginning of ‘JULIA Project: Rural Women and Mental Health‘, there are now 69 workshops held with a total of 532 women participants. During this time, the Castilian-Leonese federation has trained nearly a hundred professionals from its association movement, through training for project facilitators, with the aim of training students to design and implement networking and networking workshops. empowerment of rural women with mental health problems, as well as acquiring practical group intervention tools within the framework of the project. Furthermore, since the beginning of the project, the entity has had the support of the Department of Family and Equal Opportunities of the Government of Castilla y León, through the General Directorate of Women.
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«I feel very proud of this recognition that has been made to mental health, and the appreciation of psychosocial disability, but especially of women like me who live in rural areas»explained Rosi Álvarez, who also recalled «that we are often the forgotten ones, but today we have been the protagonists; and with this the political representatives have been able to become aware of our existence”.
The presentation ceremony of the 2022 Queen Letizia National Disability Awards made it possible to bring this initiative closer to important social and institutional representatives, such as the Minister of Social Rights, Consumption and Agenda 2030, Pablo Bustinduy, the Minister of Health, Mónica García, the Minister of Education, Vocational Training and Sports, Pilar Alegría, the Minister of Equality, Ana Redondo, the former President of the Government, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, and the Minister of Family and Equal Opportunities of Castilla y León, Isabel Blanco, among many others.
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«I would like to convey, through these lines, the affectionate greetings of Her Majesty Queen Letizia to the entire JULIA women’s network»commented Elena Briongos, who insisted on the importance of continuing along the path of visibility and female empowerment. «I join in the recognition of these Awards, not only to the initiative itself but to the Castilla y León Mental Health Federation and the associative movement for the creation of this project, and for the effort made by all the professional teams, which is what “It allows us to continue creating those feminine networks and sisterhood.”highlighted the president of Mental Health Castilla y León.
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[post_title] => The JULIA Project receives the Special Mention of the Queen Letizia National Disability Awards 2022
[post_excerpt] => The Castilla y León Mental Health Federation celebrates new recognition for the ‘JULIA: Rural Women and Mental Health’ project, with the Special Mention of the Queen Letizia National Disability Awards 2022, awarded by the Royal Board of Trustees on Disability.
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The JULIA Project receives the Special Mention of the 2022 Queen Letizia National Disability Awards
The Castilla y León Mental Health Federation celebrates new recognition of the ‘JULIA: Rural Women and Mental Health’ project, with the Special Mention of the Queen Letizia National Disability Awards 2022, awarded by the Royal Board of Trustees on Disability.
Two rural women, with their own experience in mental health, Elena Briongospresident of the Federation, and Rosi Alvarezrepresentative of the First Person Mental Health Committee, were in charge of collecting this recognition, in an event held at the Royal Palace of Aranjuez on January 29, chaired by HM The Queen, on the occasion of the Queen’s National Disability Awards Letizia 2022. «Living this day in the company of Rosi has been a very beautiful and exciting experience»commented Elena Briongos, who highlighted this act and this recognition «the visibility that we have achieved from that part of society that is not normally focused on, and that we are precisely the women with our own experience in mental health who live in rural areas».
Since the beginning of ‘JULIA Project: Rural Women and Mental Health‘, there are now 69 workshops held with a total of 532 women participants. During this time, the Castilian-Leonese federation has trained nearly a hundred professionals from its association movement, through training for project facilitators, with the aim of training students to design and implement networking and networking workshops. empowerment of rural women with mental health problems, as well as acquiring practical group intervention tools within the framework of the project. Furthermore, since the beginning of the project, the entity has had the support of the Department of Family and Equal Opportunities of the Government of Castilla y León, through the General Directorate of Women.
«I feel very proud of this recognition that has been made to mental health, and the appreciation of psychosocial disability, but especially of women like me who live in rural areas»explained Rosi Álvarez, who also recalled «that we are often the forgotten ones, but today we have been the protagonists; and with this the political representatives have been able to become aware of our existence”.
The presentation ceremony of the 2022 Queen Letizia National Disability Awards made it possible to bring this initiative closer to important social and institutional representatives, such as the Minister of Social Rights, Consumption and Agenda 2030, Pablo Bustinduy, the Minister of Health, Mónica García, the Minister of Education, Vocational Training and Sports, Pilar Alegría, the Minister of Equality, Ana Redondo, the former President of the Government, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, and the Minister of Family and Equal Opportunities of Castilla y León, Isabel Blanco, among many others.
«I would like to convey, through these lines, the affectionate greetings of Her Majesty Queen Letizia to the entire JULIA women’s network»commented Elena Briongos, who insisted on the importance of continuing along the path of visibility and female empowerment. «I join in the recognition of these Awards, not only to the initiative itself but to the Castilla y León Mental Health Federation and the associative movement for the creation of this project, and for the effort made by all the professional teams, which is what “It allows us to continue creating those feminine networks and sisterhood.”highlighted the president of Mental Health Castilla y León.
Throughout the development of the project, five “JULIA continues Weaving” meetings have also been held, the last one in 2023, in La Adrada (Ávila), where participants from the JULIA workshops from different locations met at the regional level, with the aim to share their experiences and contribute new ideas to continue strengthening the networks of rural women that are created.
The project ‘JULIA: Rural Women and Mental Health’ was born after carrying out a study of the needs of women with mental health problems of the Mental Health Castilla y León associative movement. After analyzing the results and the demands and needs, this project was developed and began to be developed in 2018.
Specifically, Rosi Álvarez was part of a group of “JULIAs” that was organized several years ago in the town of Astorga. «JULIA’s workshop gave me a space to share experiences with other women; “a place where I heard very hard things that I had not experienced but that helped me open my eyes to those realities.”explains Rosi, who highlights that creating these networks «It serves to be able to open up and be able to tell your experiences although at first it is difficult, but in the end this makes you feel stronger and more empowered, in addition to feeling even more proud of being a woman».
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