The Directorate-General for the Arts

In 2020, following the Partnership Agreement signed with P28 - Association for Creative and Artistic Development, the Directorate-General for the Arts opened the Partnership Support Program - Art and Mental Health, whose main objective was to stimulate the development of artistic projects, such as a way to combat discrimination and stigma associated with mental illness. The support line, which corresponded to an investment worth 300 thousand Euros, aimed to create synergies that contribute to overcoming the challenges currently faced by the mental health area in Portugal, through the arts. In a period drastically affected by the pandemic, culture and art became instruments that could raise awareness of mental health and be acknowledged for their positive impact on individual and collective well-being.