Abstract
The article aimed to analyze the responsiveness of the Family Health Support Center (NASF) in mental health in three northeastern states from the II and III Cycles of National Program for Improving Access and Quality of Primary Care (PMAQ-AB). The results were analyzed at the state level, in the municipalities belonging to G1 and in the 48 municipalities that concentrate both rural settlements and quilombola communities. We identified more and less favorable aspects in terms of the offer of mental health actions across the two evaluation cycles. The data show the possibility of an effective sharing of responsibilities and care coordination between NASF and the Primary Health Care (PHC) teams. However, regarding the demands of care related to the use of psychoactive substances, in both evaluations and in the three levels of stratification, the NASF teams performed less favorably, indicating that the response capacity to the suffering associated with the use of alcohol and other drugs is less effective, needing to be strengthened and improved in PHC.
Keywords:
Primary Health Care; NASF; Mental Health; Responsiveness; PMAQ-AB