The healthy mind project

an experience in care for mental patients in a city of Minas Gerais

Authors

  • Rosenara Viana Barbosa Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri
  • Amanda Márcia dos Santos Reinaldo Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri; Departamento de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.v2i2p01-12

Keywords:

Mental Health, Mental Health Services

Abstract

Nowadays, many cities do not have mental health services because they do not attend to the help criteria the Ministry of Health requires for their implementation. In this context, the example of Gouveia, a city in Minas Gerais, Brazil, can be mentioned, which created an alternative care device to attend to its demand: the Healthy Mind Project. This article aims to present project interventions in relation to improvements in users quality of life. Oral history was the methodology. The Healthy Mind Project contributed to the improvement of patients quality of life and demonstrated the possibility to create care devices for mental patients for cities that do not attend to government requirements.

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Published

2006-08-01

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2006)

Section

Original Article

How to Cite

Barbosa, R. V., & Reinaldo, A. M. dos S. (2006). The healthy mind project: an experience in care for mental patients in a city of Minas Gerais. SMAD Revista Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool E Drogas (Edição Em Português), 2(2), 01-12. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.v2i2p01-12