ABSTRACT
The study rise questions about the place of families in the production of mental health care. Of qualitative character, it was developed from the production of narratives and experiences in a Psychosocial Care Center (Caps), type III, of João Pessoa-PB, between February and November of 2015. The researchers followed the production of care for a user called ‘the Capoeirista’. Since then, new visibilities have been produced for the family in the production of care: 1. Family as a space for a care plan dispute; 2. Family that also needs to be cared for; and 3. Family as part of the user’s social life. In this sense, Caps needs to re-define the profile of its user, extrapolating from the individual to the familiar.
KEYWORDS
Mental health; Mental health services; Mental health assistance