On November 8th, the Resil(sc)ience project participated in the First Meeting of the Psychology Service of the Local Health Unit of Matosinhos, where it presented and discussed the work titled “Mental Health in Portugal: A Proposal for a Conceptual Framework and Indicators for a Monitoring Tool.”
SUMMARY
This study presents a mental health monitoring tool. The tool consists of three modules, encompassing socioeconomic indicators such as living conditions and housing; mental health characterization indicators, including well-being, anxiety, depression, psychosis, post-traumatic stress, suicide, and addictive behaviors; and indicators related to risk and protective factors, such as toxic stress, social capital, or trust in institutions. The goal of this tool is not only to provide a robust foundation for monitoring mental health in Portugal but also to guide public policy formulation aimed at addressing structural inequalities and promoting mental well-being.
On November 4th, in Auditorium 1 at FPCEUP, the film Sorry We Missed You by British filmmaker Ken Loach was screened.
Following the screening, there was a discussion on the social and economic factors affecting mental health, with a particular emphasis on poverty and social inequality. Participating in the debate was José Caldas de Almeida, a key figure in Mental Health in Portugal, João Francisco Barreto, psychologist and psychotherapy researcher (CPUP and ESS-IPPorto), and Cristina Cabeleira (psychologist and psychotherapist with extensive experience in the field of child protection in Portugal).
On 4 July, in Alfandega do Porto, the Resil(sc)ience team participated in the panel ‘Right to Mental Health? Intersectoral Interventions, Researchers and Labor Policies‘, as part of the Ciência24 meeting. This panel included professors and researchers from the Psychology Centre of the University of Porto, ProChild Colab and the Centre for Social Studies of the University of Coimbra.
On 19 April, the 5th International Mental Health Meeting of the Romão de Sousa Foundation took place at the Escola Superior de Saúde of the Polytechnic Institute of Porto, under the theme ‘Slow Psyquiaty: Human Rights and Democratic Mental Health’. The Resil(sc)ience project was presented and discussed at this international event.