The Manantial Foundation presents the 'Más Casa' project, a support for motherhood and mental health.

Within the framework of 'Motherhood and mental health' day' celebrated On Tuesday, May 27, the The Manantial Foundation has presented the report on the 'Más Casa' pilot project, a pioneering initiative that offers support to families in vulnerable situations.

On Tuesday, May 27, the Manantial Foundation presented the Pilot Project Research Report More House, an innovative initiative focused on the systematization and measurement of the Casa Verde methodology, which offers Comprehensive care for mothers, fathers and pregnant women with mental health problems or emotional instability, and their children between 0 and 5 years old.

Casa Verde is a program that, for more than a decade, has demonstrated highly positive results in preventing emotional disorders and child development by strengthening emotional bonds and supporting families in vulnerable situations. The program also aims to prevent the loss of child custody and institutionalization. However, to date, it has not been systematically evaluated or replicated in other contexts.

The Más Casa project was created precisely to meet this need. Its results report and impact assessment were presented at a day dedicated to Motherhood and Mental Health, a day of prevention for children in mental health with families in situations of social vulnerability, held at the facilities of the Health Research Institute of Aragon (IIS Aragón) (San Juan Bosco Avenue, 13).

This meeting brought together professionals from the fields of mental health and childhood, offering a unique opportunity to reflect on the importance of supporting motherhood and fatherhood from a perspective of child mental health prevention. The event featured opening remarks by Scientific director of the IIS Aragón, Ángel Lanas, the manager of ASAPME Aragón, Ana López Trenco, and the general director of the Manantial Foundation, Elena Biurrun Sainz de Rozas.

The Más Casa project is funded by the European Union's NextGenerationEU funds, through the Government of Spain's Transformation, Recovery, and Resilience Plan, within the framework of the call for social innovation pilot projects from the Ministry of Youth, Family, and Social Affairs of the Community of Madrid.

Results of the “more house” project

An investment that multiplies its social impact: up to 3 euros return for every euro invested.

El The Más Casa pilot project has demonstrated its high social and economic impact. through the SROI (Social Return on Investment) methodology. For every euro invested in this innovative intervention aimed at families in situations of psychosocial vulnerability, between €2,65 and €3,06 in social value.

Más Casa is a social innovation pilot project based on the Casa Verde model, focused on the prevention of children's psychological suffering, strengthening the bond between mothers, fathers, and caregivers with their children, and creating community support networks. The main objective is to systematize the Casa Verde early intervention methodology and achieve:

• Prevent and reduce risk situations in childhood.
• Support and guide vulnerable families in parenting.
• Preserve the bond between mother and child.
• Prevent the loss of custody of children and their institutionalization.

Key findings

• Más Casa has managed to avoid situations of child institutionalization Through early intervention focused on family relationships that prevent the separation of children from their parents and offer the necessary support to mothers with mental health problems or emotional instability.
• Break the intergenerational cycle of psychological suffering and child neglect.
• The model is based on prevention, emotional support, and community integration, with high scalability potential for public policies.

Institutional recommendation

Invest in models like Más Casa:

• Protects children's rights.
• Reduce future costs of institutional services.
• Improves collective mental health.
• Contribute to a more equal and caring society.