“La Marató” raises 9 million euros for mental health

running race, Made from different areas. It started at 8 am from the National Museum of Art of Catalonia (MNAC) And in the afternoon go to TV3 groups in Saint Joan Despi (Barcelona). In those different scenarios, Mental health experts, people with these diseases, artists, social and political actors.

During more than 15 hours of broadcasting, apart from the interviews, the reports were reproduced to publish everything related to mental health in detail, from Depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, or bipolar disorder to obsessive-compulsive disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders, personality disorders, eating disorders, or addiction, among other things. Likewise, there have also been musical performances by artists who collaborate annually with the initiative by covering their own song or another artist’s song in Catalan.

Among other initiatives implemented to support this year’s research, football teams such as Barcelona and Girona, who played their matches this weekend in the “La Marató” jersey to collaborate with this solidarity programme.

Characters who participated in “La Marató”

Chairman of the General Assembly, Berry AragonParticipate in the program Fundraising from Fira de Barcelona. In an interview with one of the journalists and presenters of the program, Xavier Grass, Aragon took the opportunity to Talking about corona virus, warning thatThere will come a few days when we have to make an effort“We have to be very careful,” he added, without specifying whether the restrictions would be announced today or not.

Minister of Health Josep Maria ArgymonHe also participated in “La Marató” and highlighted the need to “include mental health in all policies” and thanked for the existence of this initiative that “This will help focus on the stigma attached to mental health, and give a true view of what this world is like“.

On her part, the Minister of Social Rights said, Violant CerveraThey also assessed that “La Marató” could contribute to breaking down existing walls around mental health. “Catalonia is a country with a long tradition of volunteering, and this is another example.”

Compared to the last version, this year The four traditional telephone centers were restored to receive solidarity calls on the day of the programme, It operates according to current sanitary procedures.

In addition to the phone, the rest of the donation channels were launched: Internet, bank transfer, Bizum, and ATMs.

Among the 30 presenters who hosted the program are Lydia Heredia, Ramon Pelissier, Mary Bow-Huguet, Minica Terebus, Gemma Nerga, Ramon Jenner, Jordi Basti, Susanna Griseau, Raquel Sans, Laura Russell and Oscar Dalmau.

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