MILANO4MENTALHEALTH. The municipality's initiative on mental health returns in October

MILANO4MENTALHEALTH. The municipal initiative on mental health returns in October.

Also this year back Milano4mentalhealth, the initiative of the Municipality of Milano which aims to place mental health at the center of social and political debate and allow citizens to access information relating to projects, prevention activities, ongoing social phenomena and possible individual actions to be taken linked to this fundamental theme through the synergy and valorization of the associative, institutional, healthcare and entrepreneurial realities of the city.

This year too, the initiative will take place throughout the month of October, on the occasion of World Mental Health Day which is celebrated on 10 October.
For this reason, the Administration renews its appeal to citizens, operators, associations and companies to build together one or more open and shared moments on this topic.

“Mental health is a strategic issue on which we are focusing our efforts and attention, not only to reduce the stigma that often accompanies it, but also so that we stop considering it as second-class. Hence the choice to confirm and promote this important initiative involving all the city's actors. In particular, we will take care of valorising the many worlds and city experiences that work in this sector and we will continue, as a Municipality, with our action of Promotion of Health Culture: through moments of dissemination, in-depth analysis, training and information with conferences, workshops , recreational activities carried out by the Municipality of Milano, Universities, Hospitals, Associations, companies gathered in a single program available to the city" declares the councilor for Welfare and Health Lamberto Bertole.

Added to this will be an awareness-raising activity aimed at Milanese men and women with the claim "There is no health without mental health", to contribute incisively to overcoming the stigma and a directing activity for institutional actions of interaction, updating and sharing between institutions and stakeholders.

Furthermore, specifically, talks and in-depth moments will be offered on the themes of parenthood, adolescence and maturity to allow citizens to inform themselves with professionals and experts and, at the same time, for citizens to make themselves known for the their work.

Milano4mentalhealth will also be an opportunity to make known the actions that the Municipality implements, within its sphere of competence, on the topic of mental health. For example, the AccogliMI psychological support project, a fundamental opportunity for help and support in recent months for many young Milanese adolescents.

Milano4mentalhealth starts again from the excellent result of last year's edition which saw more than 70 events spread throughout the city with the involvement of the whole city.

Associations, bodies or companies that wish to participate in the project or become part of the program schedule or that want to support it can request information by writing to the email address pss.giornatasalutementale@comune.milano.it.