Mijas will host its first Childhood and Adolescence Conference at the Teatro Manuel España in Las Lagunas on Thursday, 5 November. Organised by the town council’s social inclusion area and AFESOL, the event will focus on young people’s emotional wellbeing and mental health.

Starting at 09:00, the programme includes three round-table discussions with professionals from education, social services, healthcare and policing. Topics include support in schools, social-service responses to children and teenagers, and mental health and the role of police tutor officers in prevention and early identification of vulnerability.

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The conference is scheduled to close at 14:00. The supplied announcement does not state whether registration is required or whether places are open to the public.