A efetivação da política de saúde mental na cidade de São Bento/PB.

Abstract

The Work Completion of Course on screen, deals with the development of the Mental Health Policy in the city of São Bento/PB. The interest in the subject arose from experience in the field of internship during graduation in the Social Work course. In view of this, during postgraduate studies, we intend to continue studies on the subject. It should be noted that the study had the following objectives: the analysis of the sociohistorical construction process of the mental health policy; identify the challenges faced by the public mental health policy for the realization of the rights of users who use this policy; understand how the mental health policy is operationalized in the municipality of São Bento. In the perspective of seeking to investigate the listed objectives, an exploratory bibliographical research was carried out, with the support of authors who deal with the subject. That said, the work is structured in two chapters that were organized as follows: The first chapter discusses the socio-historical construction of mental health policy in Europe and Brazil, emphasizing the Psychiatric Reform. The second chapter analyzes the mental health development process in the city of São Bento/PB. Finally, we present the final considerations and bibliographical references. We emphasize that despite the great advances achieved through the Psychiatric Reform, the Mental Health Policy still needs a more committed and effective look for its operationalization.