Promoção de saúde mental com adolescentes na Atenção Básica

Abstract

Introduction: Primary care is the gateway to health services, allowing for health promotion and prevention activities, and ensuring comprehensive care for adolescents in the SUS. Objective: To describe the process of implementing mental health promotion interventions in a primary care unit. Methodology: This is a qualitative study in the exploratory-descriptive modality, based on experiences with adolescents in a Basic Health Unit, using focus groups. Results: The participants were girls between 12 and 14 years old who were in the 6th and 7th year of elementary school. Four meetings were established on Wednesdays in the morning lasting 1 hour. From the meetings of this research, it was decided to discuss the findings through the categories that emerged in the analysis, namely: 1) From understanding emotions to the development of self-care practices and; 2) Self-knowledge and self-esteem in the process of building dreams.Conclusions: This highlights the importance of actions to promote mental health among adolescents, favoring a broader view of health and encouraging primary care professionals to increase the agenda of effective practices that strengthen protective factors and comprehensive care in the context of adolescence.