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The Mayor highlights the "extraordinary" work developed by ASOFEM and states that "Lorca is proud to have an entity of its prestige and social value" (12/07/2017)

Fulgencio Gil congratulates ASOFEM for its 20th anniversary, underlining the magnificent contribution made to the service of our city, and putting the entity as an example of delivery for the benefit of citizens.

The Mayor of Lorca, Fulgencio Gil, along with the Councilor for Family and Equal Opportunities, Violante Tomás, and Councilor for Social Services, María del Carmen Ruiz, has set an example of the "extraordinary work" that has been developing the Health Association Mental de Lorca (ASOFEM), which provides a fundamental service to families and people with mental illness, and precisely this year is 20 years of work for the benefit of all Lorca.

It is a real pride to count on the associative fabric of Lorca with an entity of the prestige of ASOFEM.

We are talking about an entity created in 1997, which belongs to FEAFES Region of Murcia, to the Confederation FEAFES Mental Health Spain, Cermi at state level and Eufami at European level, which from the Municipal Consistory we are continuing support, and Which we want to highlight, since it constitutes a model to follow and an example of delivery to society.

In fact at the present time about 1oo families are beneficiaries of the services that it offers.

The Mayor explained that the main objective of ASOFEM is to defend the rights of people with mental illness and their families, this being a channel for the participation of these families, in order to improve the living conditions of the affected person And its surroundings.

Fulgencio Gil has pointed out that the Local Executive has ceded to ASOFEM facilities in the Torre del Obispo Urbanization (Purias), 960 square meters, which host the headquarters in which they develop their services in an optimal and efficient manner.

These facilities are made up of 3 classrooms, multipurpose and large capacity workshop, where rehabilitation workshops, leisure, toilets and toilets for disabled women, toilets for professionals, 6 offices, waiting room, dining room, Lounge, kitchen and a warehouse.

The First Edil has indicated that among the services offered by ASOFEM, it is worth mentioning the Adult Day Center (between 16 and 65 years), which offers comprehensive care to people with basic, therapeutic and sociocultural needs affected by different degrees of dependency, promoting Their autonomy and permanence in their usual environment.

For this, they have an Interdisciplinary team (Psychiatrist, Psychologists, Social Workers, Occupational Therapist, Nurse, Social Integrator and Caregivers) that develops rehabilitation, leisure and leisure workshops, sports, individual care, transportation and dining.

The Mayor has indicated that this association also has a comprehensive support program that integrates a set of psychosocial benefits that intervene at the preventive, educational and rehabilitation level in the home.

In addition, the following programs are offered:

Guidance and Derivation Programs: aimed at people with less deterioration and trained to opt for a job, where they are oriented in the active search for employment and drift to other entities of labor insertion.

Children and Youth: Puzzle Program;

Aimed at children between 6 and 18 years of age with a diagnosis of mental illness, who need comprehensive and specialized care to alleviate their symptoms, and improve their prognosis and evolution during adulthood.

Family: Family Intervention Program:

- School of Psychoeducation: talks of professionals of the mental health directed to the relatives.

- GAM (Mutual Aid Groups): in order to promote group cohesion and self-esteem, as well as the sense of belonging to the peer group, with activities of relaxation, self-esteem and personal growth.

Family Respite: directed to the main caregiver in order to give them free time and relieve their physical, psychological and emotional overload while performing activities with the affected family member.

This service is carried out by caregivers through an agreement with the Department of Social Services of the City of Lorca, which consists of providing support to the person with Mental Illness.

(Activities: support, ADL, s, household chores, etc.)

Community: information program, promotion and awareness of Mental Health, through awareness campaigns,

Volunteer Training.

Success in the call to citizen collaboration for the workshop of ciclopaseo.

Fulgencio Gil also congratulated ASOFEM for the success achieved through a call for social networks in which he asked for the altruistic and solidarity donation of second-hand bicycles for the start-up of a weekly workshop of Ciclopaseo.

It is an initiative that has managed to gather a total of 15 bikes that contribute to improve motor skills and promote healthy life among our patients.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca

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