The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Hard questions in Spain after twins' fatal balcony plunge Spain's education minister has expressed concerns about young people's mental health after the death of a 12-year-old girl who plunged off a balcony with her twin sister, who was critically injured. https://www.thelocal.es/20230224/hard-questions-in-spain-after-twins-fatal-balcony-plunge Fri, 24 Feb 2023 10:34:03 +0100 hard-questions-in-spain-after-twins-fatal-balcony-plunge 024: What you need to know about Spain's new suicide prevention hotline  Spain has launched a 24-hour phoneline for people with suicidal thoughts and their families as part of a €100-million plan to improve mental health provision in the country, where an average of 11 people take their own lives every day.  https://www.thelocal.es/20220510/024-what-you-need-to-know-about-spains-new-suicide-prevention-hotline Tue, 10 May 2022 13:07:13 +0200 024-what-you-need-to-know-about-spains-new-suicide-prevention-hotline 'I am not alone' – How Brexit's Facebook groups can be life-saving therapy for anxious Britons The dozens of Facebook groups where Brits in Europe, as well as EU nationals in the UK, meet and discuss Brexit have become counseling hubs for citizens increasingly suffering from anxiety, panic attacks and depression because of uncertainty linked to Brexit. https://www.thelocal.es/20190125/i-am-not-alone-how-facebook-groups-are-therapy-for-brexits-most-vulnerable Fri, 25 Jan 2019 13:26:17 +0100 i-am-not-alone-how-facebook-groups-are-therapy-for-brexits-most-vulnerable Catalonia crisis and terror attack are taking their toll, mental health workers say Confusion, fear, humiliation, anger -- Catalonia's separatist challenge is taking its toll on many residents of Barcelona, a city only just recovering from a deadly terror attack, mental health workers say. https://www.thelocal.es/20171018/catalonia-crisis-and-terror-attack-are-taking-their-toll-mental-health-workers-say Wed, 18 Oct 2017 11:17:27 +0200 catalonia-crisis-and-terror-attack-are-taking-their-toll-mental-health-workers-say How to get over the post-holiday blues With millions of people in Spain just back at work after the long summer holidays, The Local spoke to Madrid-based psychotherapist Kristin Ketelslegers about how to survive this difficult transition. https://www.thelocal.es/20130903/how-to-beat-the-back-to-work-blues Tue, 03 Sep 2013 19:29:00 +0200 how-to-beat-the-back-to-work-blues