Get moving for mental health
“Get moving for mental health" is the worthy cause chosen by TMB workers for 2018, within the scope of the social action project Choose your cause.
For this reason, and coinciding with World Health Day on the 10th of October, TMB and Salut Mental Catalunya have designed a raft of activities that will be carried out in various subway stations.
This action programme aims to inform and raise awareness about mental illnesses that affect one out of every four people.
Collaborating entities
This time Salut Mental Catalunya (SMC) (CA) was the entity chosen to represent the cause. SMC is the brand shared by the mental health organisations Federació Salut Mental Catalunya, AMMFeina Salut Mental Catalunya and Fundació Salut Mental Catalunya whose mission is to raise the visibility of mental health and to generate new alliances and opportunities that contribute to improving people's quality of life.
Other collaborating entities:
- The Tres Turons Foundation: a non-profit social initiative entity, created to foster the social inclusion of people diagnosed with mental disorders.
- Obertament (CA): a Catalan alliance that fights against stigma and discrimination related to mental health, encouraging those affected to become the protagonists for change.
- Aprenem Association (CA): an entity that works for the inclusion of people with autism spectrum disorders.
- PREAD (Prevention of Anxiety and Depression) (CA): a non-profit social initiative entity, created to assist in overcoming, detecting, informing, raising awareness and preventing stress, anxiety and depression in all facets of society.
- ASSADEGA'M (Association for Overcoming Anxiety and Depression) (ES): a non-profit association whose aim is to share experiences, strategies and knowledge among its members so that, with the help of mental health professionals, they can overcome their difficulties.
- Asociación Socio Cultural Radio Nikosia (ES): a multidisciplinary entity that uses the fields of community and culture to approach health issues based on constant participatory and dynamic actions within the community. At its core is the use of the media (mainly radio) as channels of expression, intervention and social visualization.
Activity program
Activities at Universitat
Program in the main ticket hall of Line 2 at Universitat station:
Storytelling of "Fuig, Bèstia" (Run away, monster)
Aimed at young children. There will be workshops for families
- Organized by: Federació SMC, Salut Mental Catalunya
- Times: 17:30–18:20
Theatrical Sketch “Construction kit: remaking identities”
- Organized by: Els Tres Turons Foundation
- Times: from 18:30 onwards. The performance lasts for 15 minutes and then continues to be repeated.
Sale of books on mental health and emotions aimed at breaking down stigmas
- Organized by: Obertament
- Times: 10:00–19:00
Activities at Arc de Triomf
Program at the Arc de Triomf station on Line 1:
Exhibition and interactive game based on mental health and stigma
- Organized by: Obertament
- Times: 10:00–18:00
Stress-free zone
A comfortable space in which to sit, relax and talk about preventing anxiety and stress, with advice and guidance on offer. Suitable for all members of the public.
- Organized by: PREAD and ASSADEGA'M
- Times: 10:00–18:00
Activities at Clot
Program in the space between Lines 1 and 2 at Clot station:
The space includes
- Badge making with messages.
- Action to disseminate messages about diversity as part of “We All Fit In”.
- Photo opportunity so that people can subsequently post their pictures on social media.
Organized by: Associació Aprenem
Times: 10:00–18:00
Program by Radio Nikosia
The broadcaster will use the activities that form part of the “Get Moving for Mental Health” campaign as the narrative thread of the program schedule for 10 October. Connections will be made to Radio Metro.