SALUD MENTAL ESPAÑA Advances Mental Health Support Through Peer and Volunteer Training in December 2025
In December 2025, SALUD MENTAL ESPAÑA conducted two strategic online training courses, Agente de Apoyo Mutuo and Voluntariado en Salud Mental, to strengthen peer support and volunteerism in Spanish mental health care.
- • SALUD MENTAL ESPAÑA held two online training courses in December 2025 focused on peer support agents and mental health volunteering.
- • The Agente de Apoyo Mutuo course included 33 participants and emphasized complementing professional mental health care through shared experiences.
- • The Voluntariado en Salud Mental course attracted nearly 90 participants and promoted sustainable volunteer involvement with a feminist perspective.
- • Both courses were funded by the Ministry of Social Rights, Consumption, and Agenda 2030 as part of a mental health promotion program.
Key details
In early December 2025, SALUD MENTAL ESPAÑA implemented two key training programs to enhance mental health support at the community level across Spain. The first, the Agente de Apoyo Mutuo (Peer Support Agent) course, took place from December 1 to 9 and engaged 33 participants from 14 regions. This program, delivered in two online sessions totaling five hours, was designed to empower individuals within the associative movement, including government officials and people with personal mental health experience. Led by peer support expert Rebeca Zabaleta, the course highlighted the complementary role of peer agents in strengthening professional mental health care by sharing lived experiences. Participants received certificates and educational materials upon completion, affirming SALUD MENTAL ESPAÑA’s dedication to peer support as an integral part of mental health care.
Simultaneously, the organization ran the second edition of the Voluntariado en Salud Mental (Mental Health Volunteering) course from November 17 to December 10, attracting nearly 90 attendees. This 12-hour online training aimed to build awareness and specialized volunteer involvement in mental health rehabilitation and inclusion while addressing stigma and promoting sustainable volunteering practices, including a demonstrated feminist perspective on the unique challenges faced by women with mental health conditions.
Both training initiatives were funded by Spain’s Ministry of Social Rights, Consumption, and Agenda 2030 as part of a broader program focused on promoting mental health and preventing social exclusion. These education efforts reflect a growing commitment to enhancing mental health resources in Spain through community empowerment and active volunteer participation.
This article was synthesized and translated from native language sources to provide English-speaking readers with local perspectives.
