Moving for our mental health

This year, Mental Health Information Weeks (MHIS) take place from October 7 to 20 with the theme “Moving for our mental health”. Ouest Aveyron Community and its partners offer numerous free activities in the area and for all ages: workshops, film debates, night walks, training, conferences, open houses and games.

Mental health, a fundamental element of our well-being, affects all aspects of daily life. For its 35th edition, this event highlights the idea of ​​movement in all its forms: whether it is a sporting or sociocultural activity, a simple everyday gesture, or even a feeling of better -being after a difficult period.

Here is some of the entertainment offered:

• Art therapy “Free to create and be yourself” in Monteils on October 10 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and October 16 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

• Game: “In search of resource places for young people in Villefranche” in Villefranche-de-Rouergue on October 17 at 2 p.m.

• Animal mediation around horses in Villefranche-de-Rouergue on October 12 and 19 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

• Night walks “Tales and legends of the night” on October 8 at 7 p.m. in Najac and October 18 at 7 p.m. in La Rouquette

• “Perchés” film debate on October 8 at 8:30 p.m. in Villefranche-de-Rouergue and October 16 at 8:30 p.m. in La Fouillade.

Find the complete program on the sites and networks of the community of municipalities.

Information: Mélodie LASSMANN, Local Health Contract Coordinator, on 05 65 65 13 20 or by email at

[email protected].