Promoting quality services

To contribute to the promotion of health, social welfare and quality of life in the community through care, reintegration, legal support, research, training and consultancy projects, and through the creation of all kinds of appropriate care and reintegration services.

Rather than confining itself to one specific area of health and social welfare, the Foundation intervenes in a wide range of problems and where they overlap, especially health issues with a social and community dimension or, seen from another angle, health-related social issues.

These actions are aimed at all groups in the general population, without discrimination of any kind, and therefore address the social and health problems of people of any age, gender, race, social condition and nationality. Priority is given to disadvantaged groups or those facing particular difficulties: people with drug addictions, socially excluded people, women who have suffered abuse, older people, young people at risk, unemployed migrants, people with mental illness, etc.

The Foundation's priority, though not exclusive, fields of intervention are alcoholism, other drug addictions, behavioural addictions, HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, older people, health education, the reintegration of prisoners, people with mental and physical disabilities, domestic, youth, vandal, racist and political violence, and mental disorders of all kinds.

Specifically, the Foundation carries out development cooperation actions and promotes solidarity among peoples.

Likewise, the Foundation develops health promotion programmes in the community and in the workplace, with special attention to the prevention of occupational risks.

The Foundation also promotes health, quality of life and civic values among children and young people through prevention projects and appropriate services.

The Foundation may also act as legal guardian or curator of people with mental disorders and other disabilities, and of older people unable to exercise their judgement and will properly, under the terms established by law.

The Foundation works to involve society and encourage its active participation by promoting volunteering, working with like-minded organisations and fostering active cooperation with public and private bodies with which it shares common goals.