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More than 100 people attended “Volver sin habernos ido”, the first face-to-face event in almost two years, which we held at the Príncipe de Asturias Cultural Center on November 18.


Over the course of two hours, divided into three round tables, technical personnel from AMAFE, members of the volunteers, users and family members of our initiatives, and Joaquín García Uceda, from the ONCE Foundation, were reeling off and sharing projects, experiences, impressions and experiences. during these long months of pandemic.


Bárbara López, president of AMAFE, was in charge of welcoming and conducting the event, which "will show how the Association and its entire team knew how to adapt with great success to the pandemic at a key moment for everyone."


Danièle Bonneau, volunteer coordinator; Eduardo Cocho, member of the Board of Directors, and Carmen Arpide, from the Mutual Aid Group, participated in the first table, "Voluntarily indispensable", together with Joseba Rico, deputy director of AMAFE as moderator, to share their experience volunteering at AMAFE . Without a doubt, it was very moving to hear their testimonies and see first-hand the great generosity of the Association's volunteers. Thank you for your indispensable work!


The 'Emancipation' project starred in the second round table. Esther and Belén Saez, and Pablo Donate, participants in the project, shared their experiences in this initiative coordinated by Marina Carlón and Laura Ruiz, social worker and occupational therapist, respectively, also in charge of moderating the panel. Their valuable testimonials and their courage when facing the project and sharing it with all those present, and with those who followed the event online, left us with the most emotional moments of the event.


"Accessing employment" was the third and last of the round tables. Víctor Santos and José Manuel Sánchez explained their time at En Línea Contigo and Sin Pausa, two programs to reinforce employability for people with psychosocial disabilities, presented by Paula García Valverde and Sara Sastre, AMAFE psychologist and occupational therapist, respectively. Joaquín García Uceda, a technician from Fundación ONCE's Operations department, also participated, highlighting "the life lesson of the users of the projects we develop with AMAFE because they are the true protagonists and the ones who give meaning to our work."


After almost two years without face-to-face events, Going Back Without Leaving was for all of us who are part of AMAFE, technical staff, volunteers and the social base, a great dose of energy that encourages us to continue working for and to improve the quality of life. of people with psychosis and schizophrenia, their families and friends.


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AMAFE denounces the media treatment of the incidents carried out by Noelia de Mingo

  • The Spanish Association for Support in Psychosis condemns any act of violence, regardless of who commits the acts

  • It expresses its deepest rejection of the sensational display with which the media have echoed this case, linking violence with a mental health diagnosis

Madrid, September 21, 2021.- AMAFE, the Spanish Association for Support in Psychosis, denounces the treatment of information in the media about the incidents carried out by Noelia de Mingo yesterday in the Madrid municipality of El Molar.


The information poured into the media is irresponsible due to the sensationalist and biased approach with which they report the facts, relegating respect for the person to the background and violating their fundamental rights.

The irresponsible treatment of this type of events feeds the social stigma with which people with mental disorders live, increasing discrimination in all areas of their lives.

For example, in the workplace, this rejection translates into data as alarming as those published in the report "Employment of people with disabilities" published in 2020 by the National Institute of Statistics, which states that people with mental disorders have a employment rate of 16.9%.


For this reason, from AMAFE we urge the media...


  • to stop linking violence and crime to a mental health diagnosis.
  • that a specific event should not be extrapolated to a whole group of people who try to fight every day against the social stigma that, unfortunately, is still so present.
  • that fundamental rights are not violated by providing health data, place of residence or admission hospital, including videos and medical reports that are legally confidential.
  • that they stop looking for culprits among family members, relatives and professionals, assuming our responsibility as a society in the prevention and support of people with a mental health diagnosis, understanding that we can all be there.
  • to stop generating social alarm and therefore fear and rejection towards people with a mental health diagnosis, in an act of lack of solidarity where information is conscientiously manipulated, ignoring the pain and suffering that is behind everything that happened.

AMAFE expresses its rejection of any act of violence, regardless of who commits the acts and recalls that rejection and discrimination are also forms of violence with which people with mental disorders and their loved ones live daily.

The period to file the Income Statement in Spain begins and, with it, the "X solidarity" campaign

The term for making the Income Statement in Spain has already begun and with it the campaign that the "X Solidaria" platform carries out to encourage people to check the "Activities of Social Interest" box. By checking this box you will get 0.7% of your taxes to go to the different programs that we carry out from the Ongs.

Read the statement that AMAFE has prepared regarding the health pandemic situation due to Coronavirus

Given the current health alert situation, AMAFE has prepared an official statement that includes all the measures that have been taken by the entity. You can read it by clicking on the image.We remain at your entire disposal to clarify any type of doubt.

AMAFE receives the visit of a delegation from the Ministry of Social Affairs and Promotion of Women of the Sahara

We have had the privilege of being able to receive and show everything we do on a daily basis to a delegation from the Ministry of Social Affairs and Promotion of Women of the Sahara, and share a pleasant conversation with the Minister Sulima Hay Enhamed Salem, with Mohamed Fadel Mohamed, Director of Cooperation of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Promotion of Women of the Sahara and with Moh Salem Hamudi, Director of Sahara Sensory Schools and Disability Centers. On this visit we were also accompanied by nel gonzalez and Celeste Mariner, President and Executive Director, respectively, of the Spain Mental Health Confederation and Javier Albor, Head of Social Innovation of Fundación ONCE.

Leisure and music as recovery tools

The Buenavista Cultural Center has become an exceptional setting in which we have been able to enjoy an event full of autonomy, leisure, music and rhythm. The conference was led by the coordinators of the self-managed leisure workshops of the Day Center and by the people participating in the Forma Mentis project, headed by the doctor in music therapy Andrea Volpini. This project has been financed by European funds and, in the next few days, you will be able to see the video summary of everything that happened at the event.

Presentation of the White Paper on the Humanization of Mental Health

On February 6, a study prepared by the Humans Foundation and the Spanish Society of Pschiatry on the situation of humanization in mental health was presented in Madrid.For the preparation of this study, not only health professionals have participated, but also patients and relatives from different autonomous communities, which has allowed us to know at what stage the process is. of humanization in different parts of the country.

In this presentation, the director of AMAFE, Ana Cabrera, participated, who highlighted the importance of Associations in this process of humanization.

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