The Tres Cantos City Council hosted the reading of the 2026 Suicide Prevention Manifesto on Wednesday, which calls for support networks and professional care. The day began with the 'Walking in Network' event from the Town Hall Square.
The Tres Cantos City Council commemorated World Suicide Prevention Day on Wednesday with a day focused on the value of support networks and personal connections. The event started at 10:00 AM in the Town Hall Square with the 'Walking in Network' event, framed within the 'Connect to Protect' campaign, which the Family and Equality Department has been promoting since the beginning of the month through the municipal service 'Punto y Seguido'.
Under the premises of 'Listen, Accompany, and Care', the initiative emphasized the importance of identifying when someone in the environment may need help, knowing the available resources, and debunking false myths surrounding suicide.
After the walk, the main entrance of the Town Hall hosted the reading of the 2026 Suicide Prevention Manifesto. The text reminded that "behind every statistic is a person, and every life deserves to be protected" and insisted on a message supported by evidence: "talking about suicide saves lives". It also highlighted the need to address this reality responsibly, "listening without judgment and facilitating access to professional help".
Prevention often starts with the closest gestures: listening without judgment, asking how the person next to us is doing, and letting them know they are not alone. Creating bonds and strengthening our support networks can be crucial when someone is going through a particularly difficult time," said the Councillor for Family and Equality, Sonia Lolo.
Tres Cantos has had a Local Suicide Prevention Plan since 2022, resulting from work initiated by the City Council in 2020 with the establishment of a therapeutic support resource. Since then, actions aimed at different population groups have been developed, and a network for the prevention and addressing of mental health has been strengthened, involving municipal services, educational centres, health professionals, security forces, associations, social entities, and citizens.
Prevention requires ongoing and coordinated work throughout the year. That’s why, from the City Council, we continue to reinforce the importance of having a multidisciplinary network, increasingly prepared to detect, accompany, and care for all those who suffer from such situations and also their families," the councillor added.
According to provisional data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE), in 2025, more than 3,800 people died by suicide in Spain. Globally, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 720,000 people die each year for this reason.
The municipal service 'Punto y Seguido' maintains its activity throughout the year to offer therapeutic support to those in need.
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