Serviço de apoio à saúde mental para estudantes da área da saúde: relato de experiência

Abstract

Objective: To describe the events that led to the consolidation of a mental health service in a Higher Education Institution (HEI). Method: This is an experience report in which a historical rescue was made from the minutes of the meetings of the Academic Center of Medicine, the Final Report produced by the Working Group responsible for restructuring of this service and other documents of this HEI. This process occurred because of the active mobilization of students, through the Mental Health Front, together with professors who would come to compose this service ant the Direction of this HEI. Results: The service was reactivated in 2019 and remains open with contributions from the coordination and the Academic Centers of this HEI, even during the suspension of classes due to the Sars‑CoV‑2 pan‑demic. Between July 2019 and October 2020, 112 students were wel‑comed by the services, including medical and nursing students, and medical and multiprofessional residents. However, the is still lack of knowledge on the part of students about the continuous operation of this service. Conclusion: The experience reported shows a student and adminis‑trative body that recognized the importance of a permanent support center offered by the institution and, together, developed the project for this service, to seek to meet the mental health needs and demands of the student body. To consolidate itself in the promotion of mental health, it is important that this service increases its staff with other profes‑sionals and uses new tools to assist students in their mental health care.