Abordagem à saúde mental na adolescência: projeto de intervenção na comunidade Capivara em São Miguel do Anta- Minas Gerais

Abstract

This coursework is part of the Especializing Course Care Management in Family Health and aims to problematize the high prevalence of mental disordes, specially anxiety and depression amongst teenagers. These mental disorders deserve a premature approach, because they compromise the development of the individual and are associated to many important repercussions in the future. Therefore, the addoption of public policy directed to this population is both a need and a challenge. The goal of this work was to present an interviening that worked with the prevention of mental disorders between teenangers from Capivara Community, seen by the Health Team of Family 3 from São Miguel do Anta-MG. Besides that, it was intended to indentify the teenagers with mental disorders and achieve a deeper approach with them, as well as referencing when needed. The elaboration of this coursework was based on the steps of the Situational Strategic Planning and on bibliographic research made in the databases of the Virtual Health Library (VHL), Scientific Electronic Liberay Online (SciELO) and publications from the Federal Government, especially from the Ministry of Health. It is believed that the actions suggested in the project enable changes in mental health care and that it promotes the improvement of the individual's social skills, increased productivity in school and professional life and reduces the burden on the health system. The expected results, in the last resort, is the promotion of mental health and the adolescents' search for early help as a measure to prevent psychiatric disorders in the future.