Milan Venue Launches Mental Health Clinic for Youth

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Milan club embeds affordable mental health clinic

Tempio del Futuro Perduto, the self-managed socio-cultural centre in Milan's former train factory, has opened Tempio della Mente, an on-site psychological support centre offering individual and group sessions at reduced fees for people aged 18 to 35. The facility—positioned by the venue as the among the earliest reported dedicated mental health space launched by a nightlife venue—embeds formal clinical care into a complex already running awareness teams, on-site paramedics, and sexual health services.

Appointments are taken by email; pricing and clinician credentials remain unpublished. The initiative reflects Tempio's broader model of integrating community care with cultural programming across yoga, exhibitions and club nights, framing wellbeing as collective infrastructure rather than an add-on. The venue secured a lease extension to 2030 and marked its eighth year with a New Year's Eve programme featuring DJ Nobu and Elisa Bee. (Original source)

Therapy joins harm reduction in multifunctional venue

The centre positions psychological care as an embedded part of cultural participation rather than a siloed service. Tempio del Futuro Perduto already operates an on-site Awareness Team, ambulance staffed by paramedics, and sexual health resources including condoms, pads, HIV testing and medical consultations, situating Tempio della Mente within a broader harm-reduction architecture. The venue describes itself as "a multifunctional cultural center, a place of sharing and solidarity, experimentation and artistic research," extending its programming to yoga, markets, theatre and exhibitions alongside club nights. (TDF*P — EVENTI) Public details on clinician credentials, therapy models and precise session pricing remain unspecified. By integrating formal psychological support into a legally recognised socio-cultural centre occupying a former train factory at Via Luigi Nono 7–9, the project tests whether autonomous nightlife spaces can absorb responsibilities traditionally held by public health systems, framing wellbeing as communal infrastructure rather than individual transaction. (Tempio del Futuro Perduto (Milano): Eventi e biglietti)

Nightlife infrastructure expands beyond the dancefloor

The project positions wellbeing as a shared social responsibility, embedding psychological care within a venue that frames itself as "a laboratory of the future" rather than a conventional club. By situating low-cost support services directly within a cultural hub frequented by its target demographic, Tempio addresses mental health pressures common in youth nightlife—anxiety, burnout, substance-related harms—at the point of contact rather than deferring to external health systems. This shifts nightlife infrastructure from reactive harm reduction into proactive care provision.

Sources

• Original source
• TDF*P — EVENTI (2025-11-07)
• Tempio del Futuro Perduto (Milano): Eventi e biglietti (2022-11-10)
• TEMPIO DEL FUTURO PERDUTO - DICE (2023-05-31)
• Tempio del Futuro *Perduto, Milano, Italy
• Tempio del futuro perduto

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