Abstract
Mental Health Promotion initiatives in schools are described in the international literature as a model of proven efficiency. However, few Brazilian studies are dedicated to this subject, especially concerning multi-agency collaboration between CAPSi and the educational sector. This study assumes that one of the main barriers highlighted in this collaboration refers to the low apprehension, by the psychosocial care network, about the psychosocial challenges in schools. Therefore, through focus groups, this research investigated the main challenges and latent potentialities in the school environment to support the elaboration of health promotion initiatives in schools, according to professionals from a public school in Rio de Janeiro. The results indicate that violence and school conflicts are the main challenges. As a way of coping with such problems, we highlight the overcoming of contact barriers between the different cultures in the school, the increase and democratization of the participation of students and their families in the school routine, and the permanent multi-agency collaboration between the psychosocial network and the school network.
Keywords:
Mental Health Promotion; Psychosocial Care Center; Child and Adolescent; School; Multi-agency collaboration