O que é o CAPSi? Essa pergunta é muito fácil: compreensões infantis acerca de CAPSi e assembleias de usuários

Abstract

This study is based on work experiences in the field of child mental health and addresses children's understandings of the Child and Adolescent Psychosocial Care Center (CAPSi) and user assemblies. Based on the rights of children and adolescents in Brazil, the text interweaves the Brazilian Psychiatric Reform (RPB), the Unified Health System (SUS), Child Social Control and child social control, demonstrating the importance of spaces for participation of this public in mental health policy in the city of Sobral. The general objective of the research was to understand what the CAPSi is from the perspective of the children served by the service. The specific objectives were to report what children understand by CAPSi and to expose what they understand by user assemblies. This is a social health research, therefore, with a qualitative methodology, which investigated children served by the CAPSi in Sobral-CE. Data collection was carried out through semi-structured interviews and data analysis based on phenomenology, which allowed the understanding of the meanings of the subjects studied. Data analysis demonstrated that the research participants understand user assemblies as a space for debate and transformation of reality. Regarding the CAPSi, the interlocutors report on their experiences and experiences in the facility. Aligned with the field of Social Work, the study invites us to think and question new perspectives within the field of child mental health, taking into account the political spaces produced within a CAPSi.