Andorran Opposition Questions Addictive Behaviours Unit's Alignment with Mental Health Plan
Social Democrat leader Pere Baró Rocamonde has filed an oral query to the Andorran government, highlighting inconsistencies in the Addictive.
Key Points
- Oral question registered on UCA operations and PISMA alignment, to be answered January 15.
- Critique of inconsistencies: health minister sees relapses as therapeutic, mental health director bars relapsers from shared spaces.
- Social Democrats cite insufficient funding, inadequate tools, and lack of coherence in government responses.
- Demand for transparency, accountability, and a comprehensive national anti-addiction plan.
Pere Baró Rocamonde, general councillor and deputy president of the Social Democrat parliamentary group, has registered an oral question to the Andorran government on the operations of the Addictive Behaviours Unit (UCA) and its alignment with the Comprehensive Mental Health Plan (PISMA).
The query, to be answered orally at the General Council plenary on Thursday, January 15, presses the executive on potential contradictions between current mental health practices and the plan's content, objectives, and implementation timeline. It stems from the group's analysis of prior government replies to written questions about the UCA, alongside concerns voiced by citizens' associations over the plan's effective rollout.
Baró sharpened his critique during a recent statement, highlighting inconsistencies in the government's handling of addiction relapses. He pointed to a disconnect between the health minister, who views relapses as part of the therapeutic process, and the mental health director, who has stated that those relapsing cannot share spaces with other users. "This does not follow the same line and is concerning," Baró said.
The Social Democrats, who have raised the issue repeatedly in both written and oral formats, described the responses to earlier queries as generating "many doubts" about the service. Baró, also PS president, accused the government of lacking coherence, insufficient funding, and inadequate tools, leaving the PISMA "not fully functioning." He called for a broader, bolder national anti-addiction plan, arguing that mental health is not a true priority for the executive. "One thing is what they say and another is what they do," he warned.
The opposition group insists public mental health policies must adhere strictly to the PISMA, approved as the country's strategic roadmap. Through the plenary response, they seek greater transparency, accountability, and improved planning in an area vital to public wellbeing amid rising societal challenges.
Original Sources
This article was aggregated from the following Catalan-language sources:
- Diari d'Andorra•
Baró manté que Salut es contradiu sobre les recaigudes addictives
- Diari d'Andorra•
El PS vol saber si la Unitat de Conductes Addicitives s'està ajustant al pla de Salut Mental
- El Periòdic•
El PS demana explicacions sobre la situació de la UCA i el compliment del Pla Integral de Salut Mental
- Altaveu•
El grup socialdemòcrata interpel·la al Govern sobre la salut mental i la UCA