Abstract

FERNANDES, Amanda Dourado Souza Akahosi  and  MATSUKURA, Thelma Simões. Adolescents treated in CPACA: reach and limitations of this service for the mental health of children and adolescents. Temas psicol. [online]. 2016, vol.24, n.3, pp. 977-990. ISSN 1413-389X.  http://dx.doi.org/10.9788/TP2016.3-11.

The objective of the present study was to identify the day-by-day of adolescents in psychic suffering that attend a Center of Psychosocial Attention for Children and Adolescents (CAPSi) and to understand what the reach and limitations of this service are within the care and mental health treatment of children and adolescents. This is a qualitative case study, that involved the methodology of Ecological Insertion, grounded on the Bioecological Theory of Human Development by Urie Bronfenbrenner. Thirteen adolescents treated in a CAPSi of a large city from the State of São Paulo and aged between 12 and 18 years old took part in the study. The instruments used for data collection were a diary and a form for the identification of participants. For the data analysis of the diary, the researcher read it repeatedly and identified representative fractions of the reality observed, analysing them descriptively and expressively. We identified that the activities in CAPSi are believed to enhance the processes of social inclusion and the establishment of social relations of adolescents. Some barriers that hinder intersectoral work have also been identified. We discussed the power of actions, experiences and opportunities at the CAPSi, but also, the limitations and necessary advances in the process of social inclusion.

Keywords : Adolescent; mental health; mental health services.

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