THE BLACK POPULATION USERS OF MENTAL HEALTH POLICY IN THE CITY OF CAMPOS DOS GOYTACAZES-RJ
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Historically, people considered “crazy” are dehumanized and have their lives confined by a model of society that places these people in an asylum. In contrast to this model, the Brazilian Psychiatric Reform, still ongoing, is a process that involves advances in mental health policy in an attempt to humanize and transform the social place of diversity, leading strategies for the construction of a psychosocial care network multi-professional and territorial-based. This article proposes a concise analysis of the black population using the Mental Health Policy and its relationship with the city of Campos dos Goytacazes- RJ. To this end, we seek an interdisciplinary dialogue in order to consider the historical-social construction of mental health treatment and the remnants of the asylum model in the configuration of urban space. In this sense, we used a qualitative research approach, structured based on field and bibliographical research. Investigations show the predominance of black users, the late closure of asylums and the socio-spatial segregation of the city. In other words, they demonstrate that the realities experienced by these subjects expose the racist and asylum mechanisms rooted in the city of Campos dos Goytacazes. We wish to contribute to the diagnosis of mental health policies in the region and, above all, strengthen the anti-racist and anti-asylum fight.
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Vitória Ariel Silva Campos, a:1:{s:5:"pt_BR";s:4:"UENF";}
Psychologist from Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF-PUCG), with experience in research in public policies, mental health and ethnic-racial relations. Currently studying a master's degree in Social Policies at the Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF/PPGPS) on the relations between State, society, environment and territory. Secretary of the Center for Afro-Brazilian and Indigenous Studies/UENF and co-founder of Coletivo PretasPsi. She was part of the projects “Interventionist Research Group on Mental Health and Justice”, “UFF Campos Faz: Actions in the Context of the Pandemic”, “Dona Ivone Lara Reception Group and Afro Diasporic Studies” and “Networks of attention, care and support for mothers in psychological distress building coping strategies in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. He has experience in the areas of harm reduction, art therapy, therapeutic support, public policy analysis, social movements and advocacy. (Text provided by the author)
Teresa Peixoto Faria, UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL NORTE FLUMINENSE
PhD in Urban Studies (1998) from the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS-Paris) with a Post-Doctorate at the same Institution (2012). Professor at the Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), based at the Anthropic Space Studies Laboratory (LEEA) of the Human Sciences Center (CCH). Main areas of study and research: History of the City and Urbanism, Problems of Urbanization, Inequalities and Socio-Spatial Injustices, Urban Policies, State, Society, Environment and Territory. He has published book chapters and scientific articles nationally and internationally. She held several administrative positions: Coordinator of the Undergraduate course (Bachelor of Social Sciences), Head of LEEA, Director of CCH (2007-2010) and Vice-Rector of UENF (2016-2019).