Information, services, answers to the most frequently asked questions on mental health problems: born Salutementale.net. The portal, created by ASL Roma 2 in collaboration with Fondazione Internazionale Don Luigi Di Liegro Onlus e Harcourt Foundation and edited by Study and Documentation Center (CSD) “Luigi Attenasio – Vieri Marzi”, is managed by the Department of Mental Health (DSM) in collaboration with the integrated social cooperative Il Grande Carro. The portal's activity is part of a vision of mental health that places the person at the centre, with their subjectivity, their unique history and their citizenship rights, with a view to an increasingly advanced socio-health integration.
Salutementale.net was presented today at the Di Liegro Foundation, in the presence of Antonio Gaudioso, Head of the technical secretariat of the Minister of Health Roberto Speranza, Alessio D'Amato, Councilor for Health and Social-Health Integration of the Lazio Region, Giuseppe Gambale Health director of ASL Roma 2, Luigina Di Liegro, General Secretary of the Don Luigi Di Liegro International Foundation, Massimo Cozza, director of the ASL Roma 2 Mental Health Department. The portal is the result of the work of an "integrated" editorial team made up of: 10 units including operators/users of mental health centres, operators/tutors and volunteers.
The portal presents itself as a space that offers support and suggestions to all those who need information on the delicate topic of mental health. If the first beneficiary is made up of people who find themselves experiencing mental distress and their families, Salutementale.net represents a national point of reference also for operators in the sector, caregivers, institutional and political experts, researchers, journalists and more generally for citizens. Within the different sections there are national and international news, research, regulations and rulings, institutional and scientific documents, events, editorial news and publications; Furthermore, the updated map of all the DSMs present in the national territory can be edited, with e-mail and web references.
Another important resource is represented by the answers to the most common questions (FAQ) on mental health, born from a discussion with family associations, and carried out through a work of systematisation of the requests received. Listening, information and orientation desk (SOSS) of the Di Liegro Foundation.
Salutementale.net intends to enhance theoretical contents and experiences that go in the direction of organizational and management innovation, filtering information based on scientific evidence and thus counteracting the increasingly insidious phenomenon of fake news. The portal is also powered thanks to reports from DSM operators, public bodies, scientific societies, voluntary associations, social cooperation actors, families and users, putting people with mental distress, families and the context at the center of attention of life and community with which they interact.
“The Covid-19 pandemic has strengthened the need to better protect issues related to mental health. For this reason, 38 million euros have been financed in the budget law to make psychological services more efficient, in particular for children, adolescents and weaker groups.. Furthermore, we have tied 60 million to regional projects to qualify treatment paths. Mental health is one of our priorities and we must continue on this path togetherand" commented the Minister of Health, Roberto Speranza.
“The portal presents itself as a space that offers support and suggestions to all those who need information on the delicate topic of mental health. Dedicated to people who find themselves experiencing mental health problems and their families, but it will also be a national point of reference for operators in the sector, caregivers, researchers and more generally for citizens" commented the Health Councilor of the Lazio Region, Alessio D'Amato.
“The creation of the mental health portal" stated Giuseppe Gambale, Health Director of ASL Roma 2, the largest in Italy with a catchment area of approximately 1 million and 300 thousand inhabitants “represents a contribution of information that falls within the scope of the prevention objectives that we make available to everyone”. “
This is a service” declared Massimo Cozza, Director of the DSM ASL Roma 2 “aimed primarily at the over 3 million citizens with mental disorders and their families, aimed at providing correct knowledge on mental health, trying to break down the walls of prejudice”.
“Today we present a project that constitutes the prototype par excellence of a modern idea of social and health integration, starting from people and their needs. The web portal is built with a humanizing approach that makes it a compass capable of guiding all citizens, away from any bureaucratic greyness. The Foundation thus makes its wealth of knowledge, skills and experience available to all, turning its gaze towards all the people who work and are involved in the world of mental health”, commented Luigina Di Liegro, general secretary of the Don Luigi Di Liegro Onlus International Foundation.
