Ánimo.cat, the emotional well-being platform for adolescents
The project offers a questionnaire about how they feel and a network of psychologists and therapists specializing in adolescence, with resources for families.
By Newsroom Diari de Catalunya
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Talking, expressing oneself, and finding support is also a first step.
When an adolescent is not feeling well, often the hardest part is not what is happening to them, but asking for help: they don't know how to explain it, they don't know who to turn to, and they don't feel ready to take the first step. Ánimo.cat is born to shorten this path and connect adolescents and families with psychologists and therapists specialized in adolescence.
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"When I was fourteen, I went through a difficult family period. The absence of my father and growing up only with my mother made me experience moments of great loneliness, sadness, and even deep depression. I didn't know how to explain what was happening to me, nor did I feel confident enough to share it with my friends."
Lluís Moleti, founder of Ánimo.cat, tells us during the interview with Diari de Catalunya:
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"It was thanks to a good friend that I discovered yoga and meditation. Over time, I also sought professional help and, thanks to this support, I was able to move forward. Years later, this experience is one of the reasons that led me to create Ánimo: so that no adolescent has to go through these moments alone."
Today, many adolescents may find themselves in similar situations. Anxiety, self-esteem issues, stress, addictions, relationship difficulties, family conflicts, or other situations can affect their mental health and emotional well-being.
But when an adolescent is not feeling well, asking for help is not always easy. They often don't know what's wrong, who to turn to, or simply don't feel ready to take that first step.
Ánimo.cat is born precisely to facilitate this first step, offering a space of trust where adolescents and families can find information, resources, and professionals specialized in psychology and adolescence.
The platform allows adolescents to express how they feel through a brief emotionalcheck-in and discover resources and professionals who can offer them psychological support. The goal is to make seeking psychological help a simpler, more approachable, and accessible process.
A space for families too
Families play a fundamental role and are often the first to notice that something is changing.
Changes in mood, in how they relate, in their studies, in their habits, or in communication can cause concern and many questions. And it's not always easy to know how to interpret these signs or how to act without pressure.
Therefore, Ánimo.cat also aims to be a bridge for families, offering information, resources, and guidance so they can better understand what their child might be going through and know where to seek professional help when needed.
The goal is not to replace mental health professionals, but to facilitate access to qualified professionals and trusted resources.
A network of professionals specializing in adolescence
At the same time, the platform is open to psychologists, therapists, and centers specializing in adolescence who wish to join its network and gain visibility for their work among adolescents and families seeking support.
The platform aims to bring together professionals from various fields related to emotional well-being, youth psychology, and support during adolescence, making it easier for each person to find the type of help they need.
Making it easier to ask for help
Adolescence is a stage of changes, discoveries, and transformations. It can also be a period where emotional difficulties arise that, if left unaddressed, can affect various areas of life.
Therefore, Ánimo.cat aims to contribute to normalizing conversations about mental health and emotional well-being, offering adolescents a comfortable space to start expressing how they feel and discover that asking for help is also a way of taking care of themselves.
The project is born with a very clear idea: that no adolescent should feel alone in facing what they are going through.
The goal is for Ánimo.cat to become a reference point for emotional well-being and mental health for adolescents and families, facilitating access to trusted professionals and resources and accompanying them through the different stages of their growth.
Because asking for help should not be a journey that any adolescent has to take alone.
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"The goal is for Ánimo.cat to become a reference point for emotional well-being and mental health for adolescents and families, facilitating access to trusted professionals and resources and accompanying them through the different stages of their growth.
Because asking for help should not be a journey that any adolescent has to take alone."
