Abstract
Objective:
to present an experience in the field of worker's mental health carried out by the psychology team of a public safety and health service with public servants of Guarulhos, SP, Brazil.
Methods:
we report a work experience with psychological host groups carried out since 2012 with public servants that associate their mental strain with labor, in order to create a space for collective reflections on the factors that lead to psychic suffering and to help them perceive and valorize their work capability as a way of coping with the situation.
Results:
the work allowed participants to identify more pleasant experiences and cope with suffering situations, in addition of psychic strengthening to them gradually leave their isolation.
Conclusion:
to address this topic also involving managers helped to broaden the discussion spaces on the relation between mental health and work in the public service of Garulhos.
Keywords:
mental health and work; group of workers; mental strain; public servant