Psychological support waiting list cleared in Balearic Islands

The Balearic Government has cleared the psychological support waiting list for people affected by school bullying, violence by minors against their parents and severe traumatic events in the Balearic Islands. The Department of Families, Social Welfare and Dependency Care announced the change in Palma on 21 August 2026, attributing it to new service contracts introduced during 2025.

The three services supported 581 people in 2025, including 473 from Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands, 58 from Eivissa and 50 from Menorca. So far in 2026, they have assisted 180 people.

Funding for family violence, trauma and bullying services

The service for preventing and treating violence by minors towards their parents has a budget of €411,900 for 2025 to 2027. It provides for additional professionals, 2,520 individual sessions and 30 group sessions.

It assisted 189 people from 76 families in 2025, including 146 in Mallorca, 25 in Menorca and 18 in Ibiza. This year, 22 users and their families have received support.

The post-emergency psychological support service has funding of €448,434 and treated 242 people in 2025. Its contract allows for up to 6,180 individual sessions and 60 group sessions, while 72 families have been assisted in 2026.

A separate school bullying and violence service has a €234,650 budget for 2025 to 2027. It treated 150 pupils in 2025 and has supported 86 pupils and their relatives so far this year, helping them recover from bullying or cyberbullying and reduce the risk of further attacks.

Alter programme reaches 339 pupils

The Alter socio-educational programme enrolled 339 pupils during the last school year, 15 more than in the previous year. Participants included 254 from Mallorca, 47 from Eivissa, 35 from Menorca and 3 from Formentera.

The programme is aimed at compulsory secondary school pupils at risk of leaving education early. The Balearic Government said an average of 90 per cent complete the process, and that more than 10,000 young people have taken part since it began.

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com