Contribuição do agente comunitário de saúde para a organização da atenção em saúde mental em uma estratégia saúde da família: sinalização de prioridades de intervenção

Abstract

This study aim to offer subsidy to municipal administration in the construction of the matrix support (in the mental health), in the Family Health Strategy (ESF), aiming to identify actions complisheds by the Communitary Health Agents (ACS) in mental health situations and point the interventions priorities perceived by ACS. Is a qualitative study, which interviewed 11 Health Communitary Agents with a semi-struturated questionnaire, analyzed by content analysis method. The discussion and results focus to: The actions made by ACS and in the interventions priorities in mental health. Considerations: the results aim the specialist supervision and matrix support implementation needing, pointing to the administrator knowledge about the Health Communitary Agent and Family Health Strategy effective team, as a important link between the user and the ESF. This study will provide subsidy to municipal administration in the specialist supervision process and matrix support.