The Canary Islands Mental Health Federation and the Social Welfare Area of the La Laguna Town Hall They brought together people with mental health problems, family members and representatives of public administrations to address the situation of mental health care in the Islands from the health, social and educational spheres. This initiative is part of the activities on the occasion of World Mental Health Day, which is celebrated on Sunday. “Mental health is one of the great pandemics that our society is experiencing, aggravated by the health crisis of covid-19. The great challenge of this day is the coordination and joint work between all the administrations and the people who live with a mental health problem, to obtain new and more agile resources, and to attend to the different needs of the people “, assured Rubens Ascanio , mayor of Social Welfare.
