MENTBEST was recently featured in SanaMente, the mental health section of Spanish newspaper El Periódico, through an article on MENTINA, the app developed under the project aimed at reducing depressive symptoms in patients diagnosed with depression.
The piece was part of a broader reflection by the Research Unit at Centre Fòrum, Hospital del Mar Research Institute, on its ongoing collaboration with SanaMente, alongside other large-scale European projects including MENTUPP and PROSPERH.
The team, whose work spans clinical trials in psychological trauma and community and workplace-based mental health initiatives, emphasised that research which does not reach the public is incomplete research. Reducing the stigma associated with mental health conditions requires people to see those affected portrayed with humanity and complexity in the media they read and trust every day.