Abstract

ESLABAO, Adriane Domingues et al. Potentials and challenges of the itinerant team’s work on drug user care. SMAD, Rev. Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool Drog. (Ed. port.) [online]. 2019, vol.15, n.1, pp. 32-39. ISSN 1806-6976.  http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.smad.2019.150016.

OBJECTIVE: to identify potentialities and challenges of the work of an itinerant mental health team in the care of drug users. METHOD: a qualitative study with an itinerant team, from a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Data was collected through participant observation and a semi-structured interview with professionals in the year 2015. For the data analysis, the Thematic Content Analysis was used. RESULTS: among the potentialities, the very creation of this service to act with the judicial sector stands out. With regard to the challenges, the difficulty of discussing hospitalization with the family was highlighted. CONCLUSION: innovations and challenges are inherent in the psychosocial way in which complex situations involve the territory and the organization of health services.

Keywords : Mental Health; Health Care Reform; Public Policies; Drug Users.

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