The council and the association have renewed their co-operative agreement with new orientation and assessment projects in the offing
25 february 2022
The Adeje council and ATELSAM have renewed their partnership during a meeting held recently in the Los Olivos centre for special needs individuals. ATELSAM is a non-profit association working to help people with mental health challenges.
Attending the meeting were the Adeje councillors for community welfare, Mercedes Vargas Delgado and for special needs José Antonio López Delgado, as well as ATELSAM director Ana Concepcíon and the communications director Laura Lima.
The Adeje representatives said “mental health is a very important issue for the council, and in fact the regional government’s mental services offices are based in the Adeje School for citizen participation. We are also in the middle of our ‘Mentalízate’ programme rolling out programmes for the public whose mental health has been affected by the pandemic – that programme is currently in the training phase but will soon be offering courses and practical assistance”.
Ana Concepción said she was tremendously satisfied with the meeting “given the excellent disposition shown by Adeje to work together and create synergies to benefit those with mental health problems in the borough”.
The main aim of the renewal of the partnership is to expand the range of services on offer in Adeje. ATELSAM has a centre in the Los Olivos building and a functional space where they can attend to professionals and volunteers who are working to offer their services to those with mental health challenges. With the ‘Arco Programme’ people will find an open door to information, orientation and assessment in the area of mental health.
ATELSAM
ATELSAM is a non-profit association founded in 1993 to help individuals with mental health needs and problems. They focus on the promotion of problem prevention and treatment, social and professional insertion into daily life for those with chronic mental health issues, assist in information provision, and deal with other institutions and administrations in organising and promoting activities and services to assist those with mental health problems and their families.
Users can access the different resources to assist in living a more autonomous life, with the organisation working towards social harmony and against classic stigmas associated with mental health matters.
In South Tenerife there are a range of resources available for individuals and their families, a mini-residence, a rehabilitation centre and four supervised homes in Güímar, Granadilla de Abona, Adeje and Guía de Isora as well as occupational therapy centres.
