The Mayor’s Office of El Boquetillo will host a conference on ‘Mental health in adolescence’ by psychiatrist María Velasco
With this talk, the Fuengirola City Council recovers the series of conferences ‘Fuengirola With…’ starring leading national personalities
It will be held next Monday, December 15, at 5:30 p.m., with free admission until capacity is reached.
12/11/2025. The Mayor’s Office of El Boquetillo will be the setting, next Monday, December 15 at 5:30 p.m., for a conference titled Mental health in adolescence, given by psychiatrist and popularizer María Velasco. This was announced this morning by the Councilor for Festivals and Citizen Participation, Isabel Moreno, who highlighted that this talk represents the reactivation of the ‘Fuengirola Con…’ cycle, a series of meetings with top national personalities in different areas of knowledge in order to attract talent to the city and bring it closer to the citizens.
“Within the series of conferences ‘Fuengirola Con…’, which we have been developing for some years, we are going to have the opportunity to listen to an eminence like María Velasco, psychiatrist and popularizer, who will address essential issues for families and for those of us who have children: care, self-esteem, bullying, self-harm, managing frustration in childhood and adolescence, friends, studies… Topics of great relevance and relevance,” said Moreno.
The councilor has invited all residents to attend the conference and has announced that, during its celebration, a classroom with free playroom service will be set up so that participants can leave their children while they follow the talk.
About María Velasco
With more than twenty years of experience as a psychiatrist, both in the public and private spheres, María Velasco has learned from her patients and their families that, in addition to treating psychological and emotional suffering, it is essential to work on its prevention.
In his outreach work, Velasco insists on the importance of taking care of mental health, an aspect that is often overlooked compared to the attention dedicated to preventing physical illnesses or social and economic difficulties. The psychiatrist remembers that addressing one’s own psychological well-being and that of our environment allows us to avoid one of the biggest public health problems and causes of disability in the world: mental disorders.