AFESOL

AFESOL (Association of Relatives and People with Mental Illness of the Costa del Sol), is a non-profit association, founded in September 1999, and made up of relatives and people with mental illness, united to find solutions to the problems that arise with mental illness.

Our association's generic purpose is to promote the adoption of all measures that contribute to improving the quality of life of people with mental illness and their loved ones. The entity with a Human Team  that offers:

• Support for family members of people with mental illness in psychoeducational groups – School of Families.

• Information, advice and direct attention to any demand.

• Leisure and free time activities throughout the year for people with mental illness.

• Social Centers of Benalmádena, Marbella and San Pedro de Alcántara, Ronda Occupational Workshop and Mijas Costa Day Center, which serve as a meeting and meeting point for people with mental illness where different recreational activities and workshops are carried out.

• Comprehensive Support Program. Intensive Community Treatment.

• Career Guidance Service, managed by FAISEM (Andalusian Foundation for the Social Integration of the Mentally Ill), at the AFESOL headquarters.

• Social Awareness Program.

• Rehabilitation program for people with mental illness in penitentiary centers, carrying out psychosocial workshops within the Alhaurín de la Torre penitentiary center, and incorporating their families into the association.

• Training and Job Guidance Program. Socio-labor insertion, AFESOL Employment. Labor and Social Insertion Initiatives.