RED EUROPEA DE (EX-) USUARIOS Y SUPERVIVIENTES DE PSIQUIATRÍA
last update on June 9, 2010

Groups of (ex-)users and survivors of psychiatry (and other addresses) in Spain

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Warning! We cannot guarantee for the correctness of the addresses nor the actual political or personal positions of the persons or groups on the list. User/survivor of psychiatry groups have different positions and perspectives. Trying out contact addresses is always at your own risk. / ENUSP does not accept any money from the drug industry. National, regional and local organisations, however, take their own decisions. For reasons of transparency, we refer to a (co-)financing by pharmaceutical companies as far as we know about it by the addition "sponsored by pharmaceutical companies."

About the situation of (ex-)users & survivors of psychiatry in Spain

  • Nation-Wide Organisations

    • Alianza para la Depresión – organisation of people with depression (users only) · Publications: web site www.alianzadepresion.com/ · Contact: General Margallo, 27 (7th Floor), ES-28020 MADRID, Tfno. +34 91 5703003, Fax +34 91 5702674

    • ADEMM Usuarios de Salud Mentade de Catalunya – organisation of users of psychiatry, their supporters and others · Publications: web site www.ademm-usm.org · Contact: ADEMM Usuarios de Salud Mental, c/ Diputació nº. 225 baixos, 08011 BARCELONA, Tfno. +34 616 536197 and +34 93 2170937, E-mail ademm[at]ademm-usm.org. English information

    • Asociación Europea Depresivos Solidarios (AESD) – organisation of people with depression (users only) · Publications: web site www.xarxabcn.net/aeds/, contact: c/o General Mendoza N° 16-18, 3° 2°, ES-08035 BARCELONA, Tfno. +34 93 4186 115, Fax +34 93 7117020

    • FEAFES (Confederación Española de Agrupaciones de Familiares y Enfermos Mentales – The Spanish Confederation of Family Grouping and Mentally IIl People) · FEAFES is the big civil organisation in mental health in Spain · Target group: users, families, carers, the public · Aims: Promoting the autonomy of (ex-)users of psychiatry, representing the mentally ill and their families, defending their interests, advocating for the appropriate social and health services for families and people with mental illness, promoting the rehabilitation and labour integration of the collective, bringing about awareness on mental health issues, reducing the burden associated with mental illness by means of developing community care services, influencing policy and decision making, co-ordinating the collectives demands and propositions, defending their rights and fostering their participation in the decision making, co-ordinating the activities with other National and international organisations with the same goals, developing up-to date information on Mental Health issues, strengthening the principle of solidarity, fostering research and prevention · Organisation form: Registered mixed national organisation (users and families), the most representative organisation in mental health, gathering 164 associations more than 26,000 family members and users (Febr. 2003) · Status of workers: paid staff · Funding: Subsidized by the government, pharmaceutical industry, donations, private entities · Publications: 2 magazines: "FEAFES PUNTO DE ENCUENTRO" (New newsletter aimed at professionals and technicians and those interested on mental health issues), ENCUENTRO" (Bulletin for families, people with a mental illness and the public as a whole), web site www.feafes.com · Contact: FEAFES, C/ Hernández Más, 20 – 24, ES-28035 MADRID, Tfno. +34 91 5079248, Fax +34 91 7857076, E-mail feafes[at]feafes.com. English information

    • * Fundación Mundo Bipolar (Fundación Mundo Bipolar) – Target group: Persons that have a mental illness, or that have had it · Aims: To facilitate information, orientation and aid to the people that suffer symptoms of the illness of Bipolar Dissorder and Depression, as well as to the relatives and close persons. And to contribute to end the stigmatization due to be an affected by a mental illness · Status of workers: Volunteers, patients (if possible paid users) · Funding: private donations · Decision to accept moey from the pharmaceutical industry: Only for projects and when the pharmaceutical industry cannot interfer and when the funding is transparent · Publications: web site http://bipolarweb.com · Contact: Bipolar World Foundation, Ardmans, 58, 5-E, 28028 Madrid, Tel. +34 61 9073112, e-mail gm@mundobipolar.org

  • Regional Organisations

    • Associació de Trastorns d'Ansietat - Grups d'Ajuda Mútua que és una entidad sin ánimo de lucro que realiza grupos en Barcelona (España) y otras ciudades de Cataluña · Organisation form: Associació inscrita al Registre d'Associacions de la Generalitat de Catalunya · Contact: Associació de Trastorns d'Ansietat, c/Eugeni Canas 44, Sant Cugat del Vallés, 08190 Barcelona, Tfno. +34 666 292973 y +34 646 715394, E-mail atagam[at]ansietat.org

    • S´OLIVERA (Asociacion de personas con discapacidad psiquiátrica de Menorca; Association for persons with psychiatric disability of Menorca) – organisation of users · Contact: S´OLIVERA, C/ San Fernando, 30, bajo izda, ES-07702 MAHÓN-MENORCA / Islas Beleares, Tfno. +34 97 1351328

  • Local Groups

    • Associació de Bipolars de Catalunya (ABC; organisation of people with bipolar diagnosis (users only) · Publications: web site www.bcn.es/tjussana/bipolars/ · Contact: ABC, C/ Cuba, 2, Hotel d'Entitas "CAN GUARDIOLA", ES-08030 BARCELONA, Tfno. +34 93 4274422, Fax +34 93 4271392

    • Asociación de Enfermos Mentales (ADEMM; Mentally Ill people association; organisation of users of psychiatry) · Contact: ADEMM, Calle Art, 7 y 9, ES-08041 BARCELONA, Tfno. +34 93 4551334

    • Asociación de Enfermos Mentales Esquima (AFEMM; Association of Mentally Ill persons Esquima; organisation of users of psychiatry) · Contact: AFEMM, C/ Mossen Jacinto Verdaguer, 53, bajos, El Mas nou, 08320 BARCELONA

    • Asociación de Familiares y Afectados de la Salud Mental (Relatives and persons affected by Mental Health Association) · Contact: Asociación de Familiares y Afectados de la Salud Mental, Centro Cívico Barrio 3, ES-28100 ALCOBENDAS (Madrid), Tfno. +34 91 6539246

    • Asociación Vizcaína de Familiares y Enfermos Psíquicos (AVIFES; Biscayan Association for people with psychic disorder and their relatives).· Contact: AVIFES, Calle Biarritz, 14, 4°, ES-48002 BILBAO, Tfno: +34 94 4100977

    • Asociación Provincial de Amigos, Familiares y Enfermos Psíquicos (APAFES; Provincial Association for people with mental disorder, family and friends) · Contact: (APAFES, Calle Altagracia, 21 Bajo Dcha., ES-13003 CIUDAD REAL

    • Asociación Bipolar de Madrid (ABM; Association for people with bipolar disorder of Madrid – users only) · Publications: web site www.bcn.es/tjussana/bipolars/e2.htm · Contact: ABM, C/ General Martinez Campos, ES-28010 MADRID, Tfno. +34 91 3195260, e-mail info[at]asociacionbipolar-demadrid.com

    • Asociación de Enfermos Esquizofrénicos (AFENES; organisation of people with a schizophrenic diagnosis, users only) · Contact: AFENES, Calle Mariscal, pasaje Piyayo, local 2, ES-29008 MÁLAGA, Tfno. +34 95 2228609

    • Asociación de Familiares y Usuarios de Salud Mental (ARMONÍA; Users of Mental Health and their relatives Association) · Contact: ARMONÍA, Apartado de Correos 202, ES-28980 PARLA (Madrid), Tfno. +34 91 6999545

    • Asociación Madrileña de Amigos y Familiares de Enfermos con Esquizofrenia (AMAFE; Madrid association for person with mental disorder, family and friends) · Contact: AMAFE, Calle Ruiz Perelló, 7, ES-28028 MADRID, Tfno. +34 91 3612768 (Tiene un servicio de atención domiciliaria)

    • Federación de Euskadi de Asociaciones de Familiares y Enfermos Psíquicos (Euskadi Federetion of associations for person with mental disorder and their relatives) · Contact: Federación de Euskadi de Asociaciones de Familiares y Enfermos Psíquicos, Calle Biarritz, 14, 4° planta, ES-48002 REKALDEBERRI (Bilbao), Tfno. +34 94 4100977

    • Associació de Bipolars y Depressius del Vallès (ABDV; Association for persons with bipolar disorder and depressives of from Valles, users only) · Contact: ABDV, Avenida Onze de Septembre, 136, 4°, 1°, ES-08208 SABADELL (Barcelona), Tfno. +34 93 7168342, E-mail mleyes[at]terra.es

    • Asociación Guipuzcoana de Familiares y Enfermos Psíquicos (AGUIFES; Guipúzcoa association for people with mental disorder and their relatives) · Contact: AGUIFES, Calle Sancho el Sabio, 25, 1° D, ES-20010 SAN SEBASTIÁN, Tfno. +34 943 474337

    • Asociación Segoviana de Enfermos Mentales, Familiares y Amigos "Amanecer" (Segovian Association for mentally ill people, family and friends "Amanecer") · Contact: Amanecer, Apartado de Correos 171, ES-48080 SEGOVIA, Tfno. +34 921 420945

    • * Asociación FUTURO, group of users of psychiatry · Target group: Users of psychiatry · Aims: To care for quality of life of users psychiatry · Organisation form: registered local organisation · Status of workers: users · Funding: Little funding by money of users and something of the government · Contact: Asociación FUTURO, C/ Villegas y Marmolejos nº 2, portal M, ES-41005 SEVILLA, Tfno.+34 95 4663509, Fax +34 95 4663509

    • Asociación Talaverana de Amigos, Familiares y Enfermos Psíquicos (ATAFES; Talavera Association for mentaali Ill people, family and friends) · Contact: ATAFES, Calle Seguirilla, 35, ES-45600 TALAVERA DE LA REINA (Toledo), Tfno. +34 925 823763

    • Associació Ment i Salut "La Muralla" · Target group: people with any form of mental illness and their families; open to anyone who is interested and sensitive of these disorders · Aims: 1. Increase the social, labor, educative and assistencial integration of the mental patient. 2. Introduce information to society about mental diseases and their bio-psycho-social repercussions. 3. Elaborate an axis of support and assessment on the disease for the patients as for its relatives · Organisation form: Our statutes legally mark a regional reach but at the moment (March 2003) the association is having local activity · Status of workers: volunteers · Funding: basically our organization finances through the partners and small subventions granted by governmental institutions or bank foundations · Publications: web site www.directo-a.com/lamuralla and a quarterly bulletin · Contact: Associació Ment i Salut "La Muralla”, Hotel d’Entitats de Tarragona, Edifici La pedrera, C/ Pons d’Icard s/n, 6°, despatx 14, ES-43001 TARRAGONA, Tfno. +34 977 252401 and +34 635 412727, E-mail amislamuralla[at]hotmail.com

    • Asociación de Familiares y Enfermos Mentales (MOREA; Relatives and persons with a mental disorder association) · Contact: MOREA, Calle Monte Xeixo, 3 Bajo, ES-32930 TOEN (Ourense), Tfno. +34 988 237454

    • Asociación "Lago Verde" de Personas Afectadas por Problemas de Salud Mental (Association "Lago Verde" of persons affected by mental health disorder) · Contact: Lago Verde, Plaza Castillo de Jérica, 6-13, VALENCIA, Tfno. +34 96 3963061

    • Federación Valenciana de Asociaciones de Familiares y Enfermos Mentales (FEVAFEM; Valencian Association for mentally ill people and their relatives) · Contact: FEVAFEM, Calle Ribera 14, 46002, Valencia, Teléfono: +34 96 353 50 65

    • Asociación Alavesa de Familiares y Enfermos Mentales eri Mentalen eta Senidden Arabako Elkartea (ASAFES; Alava association for mentally ill people and their relatives) · Contact: ASAFES, Portal de Arriaga, 14 – Bajo, ES-01012 VITORIA-GASTEIZ, Tfno. +34 945 288648, Fax +34 945 287991