Mental Health - A Socially Inclusive Life Project

ADEMM – Usuarios de Salut Mental de Catalunya

Who is ADEMM?

Non profit association;
Group of affected people or users and former users of services
Independence and autonomous management

Goals of ADEMM

Promoting the associative movement of the user services of mental health;
Fight against stigma;
Health care improvement;
Including therapy in the public health services;
Empowerment and active citizenship;
Defence of user’s rights and responsibilities

History of ADEMM

Born in 1992 as an initiative of a group of users with the help of social workers;
Initially integrated in the families association of Catalonia;
2002: Independence from the families association;
Participation in the activities of the Government of Catalonia;

Today

130 partners;
90 supporters;
12 collaborator partners;


Actions

Directed to the users;
Directed to institutions and associations;


Actions Directed to Users

Social Club ADEMM-JOIA
Activities;
Workshops;
Sport

G.A.M. (Mutual Help Group)





Actions Directed to Institutions and Associations

Participation in congresses;
Participation in the «Integral Plan of Mental Health and Addictions»;
Relationship with families and professionals;
Participation on Disabilities Municipal Institute (IMD)


New Projects

Building of a complaints process;
Legal support in financial ranges;
Emilia Project;
Empowerment of users: dissemination of their opinions;
Labour Insertion:
In Social Club
In ADEMM.