Orihuela holds suicide prevention event today at María Moliner Library
The programme begins at 18:00 with a documentary screening, followed by a discussion at 19:40. Admission is free, subject to capacity.
Orihuela is holding the event “When Talking Saves Lives: A Dialogue on Suicide Prevention” today, Wednesday 14 October, at María Moliner Municipal Public Library. Organised by the Department of Social Welfare together with the Valencian Public Social Services System and SASEM Orihuela, the event is open to the general public and to professionals working in social services and education.
The programme begins at 18:00 with a screening of «La palabra maldita», a 2021 Spanish documentary directed by Javier Álvarez Solís. A discussion with psychiatrist Begoña Frades and Javier Sempere, director of the Interfamily Therapy Centre, is scheduled for 19:40. According to the municipality’s presentation of the event, it will focus on suicide prevention and the importance of breaking the silence and stigma surrounding the subject.
Admission is free, subject to capacity. The library is at number 1, Plaza de la Salud, so anyone wishing to attend can go directly to the municipal venue. The event brings together a screening and a discussion with professionals working in mental health and therapeutic care.
The Town Hall reminds residents that the 024 helpline provides free, confidential support in relation to suicidal behaviour, 24 hours a day, every day of the year. The service is available at all times, including outside the hours of in-person events such as today’s in Orihuela.
The event adds to other municipal mental health initiatives. In October 2025, Orihuela held its third Mental Health Conference at the La Lonja Auditorium, including a panel featuring Frades and Sempere. In information released at the time, the Town Hall said that the Social Rehabilitation and Integration Centre (CRIS) had provided support during the previous year to 77 adults from the area.
In the same communication, the council said that the Mental Health Care and Follow-up Service (SASEM), which has been operating since 2022, supported more than 50 Orihuela residents and their families. Those figures are the municipal data presented in 2025 and provide context on local mental health support services. Today’s event is aimed at residents as well as social services and education professionals from the city and the surrounding area.
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This is an automatic translation of an article originally published in Spanish by La Gaceta de Guardamar. If in doubt, the Spanish version prevails. Read the original · More news in English