Reflections on psychosocial care in the field of children and adolescents mental health

Abstract

The objective of this study was to discuss and reflect on Psychosocial Care for children and adolescents, as well as to point out the impasses and the main challenges in this field today. This is a reflexive essay, based on the analysis of institutional documents and notes from the scientific literature that support the theoretical contribution of Psychosocial Care and the historical path of transformations in child and adolescent mental health care in Brazil. It was possible to elucidate aspects related to the field of psychosocial care in general and child and adolescent mental health in particular, and to discuss them in order to advance in the debates regarding the supply and structure of care in the Sistema Único de Saúde. It could be possible to construct critical analyzes, producing theoretical subsidies for later studies, besides enabling the strengthening of this field for the children and adolescents.