--- title: "Fraternidad-Muprespa participates in the I Conference on Mental Health and Work Environment of the University of Oviedo" lang: "en" type: "noticia" updated: "2026-11-12" url: "https://www.fraternidad.com/en/fraternidad-muprespa-participates-in-the-i-conference-on-mental-health-and-work-environment-of-the-university-of-oviedo" translations: es: "https://www.fraternidad.com/es-ES/noticias/fraternidad-muprespa-participa-en-la-i-jornada-sobre-salud-mental-y-entorno-laboral-de-la" ca: "https://www.fraternidad.com/ca-ES/fraternidad-muprespa-participa-a-la-i-jornada-sobre-salut-mental-i-entorn-laboral-de-la-univ-d-oviedo" eu: "https://www.fraternidad.com/eu-ES/fraternidad-muprespaek-oviedoko-unibertsitateko-osasun-mentalaren-eta-lan-ingurunearen-i-jardunaldietan-parte-hartzen-du" gl: "https://www.fraternidad.com/gl-ES/fraternidad-muprespa-participa-nas-i-xornadas-de-saude-mental-e-medio-laboral-da-universidade-de-oviedo" en: "https://www.fraternidad.com/en/fraternidad-muprespa-participates-in-the-i-conference-on-mental-health-and-work-environment-of-the-university-of-oviedo" zh-hans: "https://www.fraternidad.com/cn/fraternidad-muprespacanjiaaoweiduodaxuediyijiexinlijiankangyugongzuohuanjinghuiyi" --- ![Fraternidad-Muprespa participates in the I Conference on Mental Health and Work Environment of the University of Oviedo](/sites/default/files/styles/style_1920x400/public/node/noticia/field_image_main/banner-jornada-oviedo-18279.webp?itok=eYEFyh_g) # Fraternidad-Muprespa participates in the I Conference on Mental Health and Work Environment of the University of Oviedo 12/11/2026 General Health, prevention and business professionals participated in the First Conference on Mental Health and Work Environment held at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Oviedo on November 5, with the objective of analyzing the growing impact of this type of pathologies in the work environment and discussing proposals to improve their prevention and approach, a meeting in which Fraternidad-Muprespa was present. The day was inaugurated by the vice-rector for Research of the University of Oviedo,Irene Diaz, the manager of the Asturian Institute for Occupational Risk Prevention,Miriam Hernandez, and the president of the organizing committee,Teresa Bobes, who highlighted the need to promote spaces for reflection and collaboration to face this challenge. The first presentation was given by the psychiatrist Paz García-Portillo, which analyzed the current situation of mental pathologies from a clinical, social and work perspective, highlighting the challenges that these diseases pose for the health system. Next, a round table addressed the causes that explain the increase in mental health problems in recent years. The psychiatrist participated Leticia Gonzalez, the association's doctor SEMERGEN, Antonio Fernandez, and the clinical psychologist Teresa Bobes, who explained what factors influence this growing trend. Prevention occupied the central axis of the second work table.Pilar Niño, specialist in Occupational Medicine;Monica Gonzalo, head of the Ergonomics and Psychosociology Area of ​​the IAPRL; and Alberto Gonzalez, general secretary of the Asturian Federation of Entrepreneurs (FADE) debated tools that promote healthier work environments. Subsequently, the medical inspector Juan Jose Fernandez offered the presentation“How to protect mental health and ensure the sustainability of the system”, focused on the need to make adequate care for affected people compatible with the efficiency of available resources. The day concluded with a panel dedicated to analyzing how to avoid the chronicification of mental health disorders and promote the recovery of working people. They participated in it Martha Rodriguez, specialist in Occupational Medicine at SESPA;Ursula Villazon, clinical psychologist; and José Ignacio Díaz, Northern territorial director Fraternidad-Muprespa, who provided the vision of the Mutual Collaborators with Social Security in the management and monitoring of temporary disability processes. As a result of this meeting, the preparation of the so-called 'Oviedo Declaration, a document that will include a shared diagnosis of the current situation and a series of improvement proposals aimed at entities involved in occupational mental health within the Principality of Asturias. [![Díaz Lucas contributed the vision of the Mutual Collaborators with Social Security](/sites/default/files/node/noticia/field_images_gallery_vertical/diaz-lucas-aporto-la-vision-de-las-mutuas-colaboradoras-con-la-seguridad-social.jpeg)](https://www.fraternidad.com/sites/default/files/node/noticia/field_images_gallery_vertical/diaz-lucas-aporto-la-vision-de-las-mutuas-colaboradoras-con-la-seguridad-social.jpeg "Díaz Lucas contributed the vision of the Mutual Collaborators with Social Security") [![The event took place at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Oviedo](/sites/default/files/node/noticia/field_images_gallery_vertical/la-jornada-tuvo-lugar-en-la-facultad-de-medicina-de-la-universidad-de-oviedo.jpeg)](https://www.fraternidad.com/sites/default/files/node/noticia/field_images_gallery_vertical/la-jornada-tuvo-lugar-en-la-facultad-de-medicina-de-la-universidad-de-oviedo.jpeg "The event took place at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Oviedo")