Centros de atenção psicossocial (CAPS): um espaço de luta por efetivação dos direitos às pessoas com transtornos mentais

Abstract

This research was carried out with the aim of achieving the objective of analyzing the trajectory of mental health in Brazil, as well as the creation and work of Psychosocial Care Centers (CAPS), in the context of the Brazilian Psychiatric Reform. To carry out the study, we opted for research, of a bibliographic nature, aiming to understand the challenges and achievements of CAPS in guaranteeing the right to mental health, as well as its importance in the construction of a new model of care. The work addresses the evolution of mental health in Brazil, with an emphasis on the Psychiatric Reform and Law No. 10,216/2001, which culminated in the creation of CAPS, characterized as spaces of resistance, and a contributing factor to the effectiveness of social protection policies and to the guarantee of the universal right to mental health, therefore being the basis for humanized assistance and social reintegration. It is worth noting that this also seeks to outline the historical trajectory of public mental health policies, focusing on contemporary challenges faced by CAPS, such as scarcity of resources and social stigma. It is concluded that CAPS play a very important role in deinstitutionalization and promoting the social inclusion of people with mental disorders, being essential for the implementation of mental health policy in Brazil.

Keywords: CAPS, mental health, Psychiatric Reform, social inclusion