On 9 September, the eve of World Suicide Prevention Day, UIC Barcelona will host the exclusive premiere of La Xarxa Invisible. A Documentary About the Prevention of Suicide in Young People.
❝The word suicide doesn't kill; but silence does❞. Through the voices of survivors, experts and non-profit organisations, La Xarxa Invisible showcases the many complex risk factors behind suicide for young people, and highlights the importance of creating a support network that involves every level of society.
The documentary guides us through the testimonies of young people and families who have had to deal with pain and loneliness. The stories are intertwined with the voices of associations, clinical staff, sociology and education professionals, who work tirelessly to break the stigma and give voice to those who fight in silence. The problem belongs to everyone, as does the solution.
Documentary production falls under the framework of the initiative launched by the university in 2021 with the premiere of Brazadas, a documentary about ALS. One objective of UIC Barcelona’s social project is the regular production of a documentary focusing on a social cause in line with the University’s institutional values.
CONFERENCE FOR THE PREVENTION OF SUICIDE IN YOUNG PEOPLE
The premiere of the documentary coincides with World Suicide Prevention Day and takes place within the conference for suicide prevention organised by UIC Barcelona. The conference will take place on both campuses of the university and in other spaces in Barcelona and Sant Cugat, with the aim of highlighting this problem and raising social awareness.
Special guest at the premiere
Iñaki Zubizarreta
Former basketball player of Lliga ACB and victim of bullying
Round table speakers
Diego Palao
Promoter of the Suicide Prevention Plan of Catalonia (PLAPRESC), director of Mental Health of the Parc Tauli University Hospital and lecturer of Psychiatry of the Department of Psychiatry and legal Medicine at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB).
Francisco Villar
Care programme coordinator for suicidal behaviour in childhood and adolescence at the Sant Joan de Déu Hospital.
Gloria Iniesta
Psychopedagogue and member of the Association for Suicide Prevention and Survivor Care (APSAS).
Premiere of ❝La Xarxa Invisible. A Documentary About the Prevention of Suicide in Young People❞
Days
9 September
Barcelona Campus
| All day long | Photographic exhibition ❝Broken Silences❞ By photojournalists Jordi Otix and Manu Mitru. With support from Barcelona City Council. Throughout the day (from 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.) Location: Passeig de la Fontana. |
| All day long | Support: University Psychology and Psychiatry Clinic of UIC Barcelona Run by UIC Barcelona. Throughout the day (from 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.) Location: Passeig de la Fontana. |
| All day long | Catalan Associations for Suicide Prevention, Suicide Prevention Telephone Line and Youth Chat With the collaboration of the Barcelona City Council. Throughout the day (from 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.) Location: Passeig de la Fontana. |
| 12.00 p.m. | Lecture: ❝Mental Health in Business❞ by Montse Pàmias, clinical director of Support UIC Barcelona, and Xavier Savin, director of Psychological Care and Training at Salud y Persona Foundation Location: Aula Jardí |
| 6.30 p.m. | Premiere of La Xarxa Invisible: A Documentary About the Prevention of Suicide in Young People) Directed and produced by UIC Barcelona. With Inaki Zubizarreta, former basketball player of the ACB League as a special guest. Location: Aula Magna |
Sant Cugat Campus
| All day long | Photographic exhibition ❝Broken Silences❞ By photojournalists Jordi Otix and Manu Mitru. With support from Barcelona City Council. Throughout the day (from 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.) Location: Hall of Education. |
| All day long | Catalan Associations for Suicide Prevention, Suicide Prevention Telephone Line and Youth Chat With the collaboration of the Barcelona City Council. Throughout the day (from 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.) Location: Josep Trueta entrance hall |
Barcelona Campus
| All day long | Photographic exhibition ❝Broken Silences❞ By photojournalists Jordi Otix and Manu Mitru. With support from Barcelona City Council. Throughout the day (from 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.) Location: Passeig de la Fontana. |
| All day long | Support: University Psychology and Psychiatry Clinic of UIC Barcelona Run by UIC Barcelona. Throughout the day (from 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.) Location: Passeig de la Fontana. |
| All day long | Catalan Associations for Suicide Prevention, Suicide Prevention Telephone Line and Youth Chat With the collaboration of the Barcelona City Council. Throughout the day (from 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.) Location: Passeig de la Fontana. |
| 12.00 p.m. | Lecture: ❝Mental Health in Business❞ by Montse Pàmias, clinical director of Support UIC Barcelona, and Xavier Savin, director of Psychological Care and Training at Salud y Persona Foundation Location: Aula Jardí |
| 6.30 p.m. | Premiere of La Xarxa Invisible: A Documentary About the Prevention of Suicide in Young People) Directed and produced by UIC Barcelona. With Inaki Zubizarreta, former basketball player of the ACB League as a special guest. Location: Aula Magna |
Sant Cugat Campus
| All day long | Photographic exhibition ❝Broken Silences❞ By photojournalists Jordi Otix and Manu Mitru. With support from Barcelona City Council. Throughout the day (from 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.) Location: Hall of Education. |
| All day long | Catalan Associations for Suicide Prevention, Suicide Prevention Telephone Line and Youth Chat With the collaboration of the Barcelona City Council. Throughout the day (from 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.) Location: Josep Trueta entrance hall |
10 September
Barcelona Campus
| All day long | Interactive experience ❝Suicide is prevented by talking about it. Get closer, listen, talk about it❞ Run by the Canal Salut of the Health Channel of the Government of Catalonia. Throughout the day (from 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.) Location: Passeig de la Fontana. |
| Morning | Support and outreach tent for the prevention of suicide in young people Run by the Accident and Emergency System of Catalonia (SEM). Throughout the morning (from 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.) Location: Passeig de la Fontana. |
| All day long | Support: University Psychology and Psychiatry Clinic of UIC Barcelona Run by UIC Barcelona. Throughout the day (from 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.) Location: Passeig de la Fontana. |
Sant Cugat Campus
| All day long | Interactive experience ❝Suicide is prevented by talking about it. Get closer, listen, talk about it❞ Run by the Canal Salut of the Health Channel of the Government of Catalonia. Throughout the day (from 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.) Location: Faculty of Education entrance (FGC access). |
| Morning | Support and outreach tent for the prevention of suicide in young people Run by the Accident and Emergency System of Catalonia (SEM). Throughout the morning (from 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.) Location: Faculty of Education entrance (FGC access). |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lecture: ❝Suicide can be prevented❞ by Pere Castellvi, lecturer and researcher at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of UIC Barcelona and Clara Rubio, founder and president of the Catalan Association for suicide Prevention (ACPS). Location: Classroom P0A01 – Faculty of Education Sciences. |
Plaça de la Bonanova, Barcelona
| All day long | Photographic exhibition ❝Broken Silences❞ By photojournalists Jordi Otix and Manu Mitru. With support from Barcelona City Council. Throughout the day (from 9.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.) |
| All day long | Catalan Associations for Suicide Prevention, Suicide Prevention Telephone Line and Youth Chat With the collaboration of the Barcelona City Council. Throughout the day (from 9.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.) |
| All day long | Support: University Psychology and Psychiatry Clinic of UIC Barcelona Run by UIC Barcelona. Throughout the day (from 9.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.) |
Rambla del Celler (in front of Town Hall), Sant Cugat del Vallès
| All day long | Photographic exhibition ❝Broken Silences❞ By photojournalists Jordi Otix and Manu Mitru. With support from Barcelona City Council. Throughout the day (from 9.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.) |
| All day long | Catalan Associations for Suicide Prevention, Suicide Prevention Telephone Line and Youth Chat With the collaboration of the Barcelona City Council. Throughout the day (from 9.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.) |
| All day long | Support: University Psychology and Psychiatry Clinic of UIC Barcelona Run by UIC Barcelona. Throughout the day (from 9.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.) |
Barcelona Campus
| All day long | Interactive experience ❝Suicide is prevented by talking about it. Get closer, listen, talk about it❞ Run by the Canal Salut of the Health Channel of the Government of Catalonia. Throughout the day (from 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.) Location: Passeig de la Fontana. |
| Morning | Support and outreach tent for the prevention of suicide in young people Run by the Accident and Emergency System of Catalonia (SEM). Throughout the morning (from 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.) Location: Passeig de la Fontana. |
| All day long | Support: University Psychology and Psychiatry Clinic of UIC Barcelona Run by UIC Barcelona. Throughout the day (from 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.) Location: Passeig de la Fontana. |
Sant Cugat Campus
| All day long | Interactive experience ❝Suicide is prevented by talking about it. Get closer, listen, talk about it❞ Run by the Canal Salut of the Health Channel of the Government of Catalonia. Throughout the day (from 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.) Location: Faculty of Education entrance (FGC access). |
| Morning | Support and outreach tent for the prevention of suicide in young people Run by the Accident and Emergency System of Catalonia (SEM). Throughout the morning (from 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.) Location: Faculty of Education entrance (FGC access). |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lecture: ❝Suicide can be prevented❞ by Pere Castellvi, lecturer and researcher at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of UIC Barcelona and Clara Rubio, founder and president of the Catalan Association for suicide Prevention (ACPS). Location: Classroom P0A01 – Faculty of Education Sciences. |
Plaça de la Bonanova, Barcelona
| All day long | Photographic exhibition ❝Broken Silences❞ By photojournalists Jordi Otix and Manu Mitru. With support from Barcelona City Council. Throughout the day (from 9.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.) |
| All day long | Catalan Associations for Suicide Prevention, Suicide Prevention Telephone Line and Youth Chat With the collaboration of the Barcelona City Council. Throughout the day (from 9.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.) |
| All day long | Support: University Psychology and Psychiatry Clinic of UIC Barcelona Run by UIC Barcelona. Throughout the day (from 9.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.) |
Rambla del Celler (in front of Town Hall), Sant Cugat del Vallès
| All day long | Photographic exhibition ❝Broken Silences❞ By photojournalists Jordi Otix and Manu Mitru. With support from Barcelona City Council. Throughout the day (from 9.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.) |
| All day long | Catalan Associations for Suicide Prevention, Suicide Prevention Telephone Line and Youth Chat With the collaboration of the Barcelona City Council. Throughout the day (from 9.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.) |
| All day long | Support: University Psychology and Psychiatry Clinic of UIC Barcelona Run by UIC Barcelona. Throughout the day (from 9.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.) |
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