Overview
- Regional officials, during a Tuesday site visit, said the center helped seven men in its first month.
- An eight-person team provides psychological, legal, social, sexological, and educational care with phone support, walk-in emergency hours, and WhatsApp contact under strict confidentiality.
- Staff report rising cases tied to chemsex, the use of drugs to prolong sex, which raises the risk of STIs, addiction, and lower ability to consent.
- The service also supports men in prostitution, those harmed at work or in prison, and adults who suffered abuse in childhood.
- Officials defend the rollout with health data showing about 100 men treated each year for rape or assault and 16,615 men seen since 2016, including 1,728 who reported chemsex, while opposition parties and Spain’s equality minister criticize the move.