FAMILY CLINIC: A PROPOSAL IN RELATION TO THE SUPPORT NETWORK FOR MENTAL HEALTH IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO

Introdução e Objetivo: From the law of psychiatric reform , mental health patient gateway became the Family Health Strategy (FHS) . However, what I could see / experience during the period of two years as FHS residence in a clinic in the city of Rio de Janeiro was the absence of the support network provided by law. This caused distress to staff and demonstrated their unpreparedness for the care of these patients , motivating this study.To recognize as is the assistance network that supports the FHS teams . Establish a new network best suited the needs of the monitored population. Métodos: Observational study from the experience lived during the residency at the Clinic Ana Maria Conception in the city of Rio de Janeiro, using Ecomapa as another tool for understanding and tackling the issues that arose during that period. Resultados e conclusões: The support network for current mental health clinic has psychosocial support center (CAPS), mental health clinic, specialist orientation and psychiatric emergency. This configuration has proved insufficient as a tool available to professionals to meet the population‘s needs. Therefore , recognizing the urgent need for improvement and reorganization of the network , other agents will become indispensable in its new composition . In addition, the implementation of the practice of lifelong education can support family health teams in relation to the care networks.