Achievements of improvement in mental health and psychosocial care for adolescents from a holistic perspective
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Objective: to analyze graduates’ perceptions by identifying the applicability and effects of a “mental health and psychosocial care for adolescents/young people professional development course” from the perspective of comprehensive care. Method: this qualitative study, conducted through interviews carried out between November 2023 and May 2024, involved 20 health, education, social work, and public safety professionals who had completed the aforementioned course. The methodological framework was Thematic Content Analysis, using comprehensiveness as a conceptual basis. Results: the analysis generated four thematic categories: “Adolescents/young people: people with a voice, rights, and needs”; “Purposes of mental health work with adolescents/young people”; “Articulation as a condition for mental healthcare for adolescents/young people”; and “Intersubjective interactions and mental health work”. These synthesized the recognition of the needs of this population in a broader way, including complaints, behaviors, and demands not previously identified, which allowed for expanding responses to diverse needs and encouraging professional, sectoral, and knowledge-based interactions, valuing the communicational dimension. Final considerations: training broadened graduates’ theoretical framework by considering adolescents as a person with a voice and rights, valuing listening, intersubjectivity, bonding, acceptance, interprofessionalism, and intersectorality, in order to meet their needs and promote well-being—relevant aspects for the effective implementation of comprehensive care.
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