O percurso do cuidado na saúde mental de crianças: um estudo de caso

Abstract

The concept of childhood, as well as the way of caring and educating children, are social and historical constructions that are influenced by the modes of organization of society in each era. Currently, in the health field, there are laws and public policies that guarantee the integral care of children, aiming at their full development. To this end, a set of actions and services articulated in a care network to meet the needs of children and their families regarding the prevention, promotion and recovery of mental health is foreseen. The Psychosocial Care Centers for Children and Adolescence (CAPSi) are places that offer services in secondary mental health care for children and adolescents, from the perspective of psychiatric reform and following the guidelines of the Unified Health System (SUS). Strategic point of the service network. However, despite many advances in this field, past history written from an unequal and neglected scenario, where childhood health care was often based on charity and institutionalization, has left its mark on current practices that still need to be addressed. be overcome. From this, the present course conclusion paper has conducted a qualitative research through a case study. Data were collected from document analysis and semi-structured interviews, and underwent content analysis. Thus, after the introduction of the paper, an article presenting the development of the work is presented, and this article is organized for publication in the polis and psyche magazine. Finally, the paper ends with the conclusion, which contains the main results and notes of all the work.