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The Department of Social Inclusion, Youth, Families and Equality has presented the www.juntate.es website at Caixaforum in Seville, a new tool that gathers all the resources that the Andalusian Government makes available to older people to alleviate and combat unwanted loneliness, as well as updated information on projects developed by various entities in this area in the eight Andalusian provinces.
This digital portal is accompanied by the free phone number 900 100 300, available from June 30th, so that those who are experiencing unwanted loneliness can feel listened to, attended to, and guided by a professional team towards the resource that can best help them. This service will be available from Monday to Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m..
The Secretary General of Families, Equality, Gender Violence and Diversity, Concha Cardesa, who participated in the presentation of this tool along with the Director General of Seniors, Active Participation, and Unwanted Loneliness, Rocío Barragán, emphasized that identifying and combating unwanted loneliness is a «priority» goal of the Andalusian Government, as currently in Andalusia «there are 1.5 million people over 65 years old, and the forecast is that by 2050, one in three Andalusians will be over 65».
«Faced with this reality, we have launched the ‘Júntate’ website, a tool that showcases all the resources available for older people, their families, organizations, and professionals, to address unwanted loneliness,» detailed the Secretary General of Families.
On the other hand, Rocío Barragán highlighted that society is «facing a paradigm shift: the population pyramid is inverted, and there are more and more elderly people to care for.»
In this regard, she pointed out that this new tool, through which the Government takes a further step to alleviate the «new pandemic» of unwanted loneliness, is part of the corporate image ‘Júntate’, which, as she explained, «encompasses all the actions of the Andalusian Government aimed at reducing the levels of unwanted loneliness, promoting an active and healthy life, preventing dependency and cognitive decline, and breaking stereotypes» under the motto ‘If you feel lonely, Andalusia accompanies you’.
Regarding the ‘Júntate’ website, she indicated that it is a «participatory, accessible, and intuitive» tool, where older people can find information about the Government’s resources, such as Active Participation Centers (CPA) or the Andalusia 65 Card, as well as the latest news of interest, directories, activities, tips for healthy aging, videos or infographics, among others.
Additionally, the new digital portal includes guidelines for family members to identify and act in situations of unwanted loneliness, and a collaborative space aimed at institutions, foundations, and entities, for which the Director General of Seniors expressed her gratitude for «their daily great work, essential to reach all parts of Andalusia.»
Finally, Roberto Sánchez, host of the program ‘Health Today’ on Canal Sur Television, and institutional godfather of the elderly in Andalusia, highlighted the usefulness of this new tool and invited the elderly of the region to «participate in it.» He also emphasized the «mission of support and public service that Canal Sur Radio and Television has been providing to our elderly for 37 years.»