Atenção à saúde mental na pós-graduação: análise das políticas públicas e institucionais de assistência estudantil para discentes com sofrimento psicológico na Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Abstract

With the enactment of the 1988 Federal Constitution, policies aimed at higher education gained momentum, culminating in the student assistance policy, regulated by Decree 7,234/2010, which instituted the National Student Assistance Program (PNAES). The purpose of this program is to ensure the retention of students in conditions of socioeconomic vulnerability, with the aim of reducing dropout rates in higher education. Health Care is one of the most relevant actions of the PNAES. This study examines Brazilian public policies and institutional policies for retention at the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), particularly at Campus I, focusing on initiatives to support students in the area of mental health care. The general objective is to analyze Brazilian public policies and institutional policies for permanence at UFPB, especially those that dialogue with the support and reception of students with mental suffering. The study used a qualitative, applied methodology with a descriptive objective. The processes involved bibliographic and documentary research and a survey, carried out through a semi-structured questionnaire applied to the participants. The data evaluation was done using Thematic Analysis, following the methodology proposed by Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke (2014). The research was carried out on Campus I of UFPB, involving students of the Graduate Program in Economics (PPGE), linked to the Center for Applied Social Sciences. The results indicate that the student assistance policy is little publicized on Campus I and that graduate students have limited knowledge about the services provided by CRAS, its medical specialties and access methods, in addition to the projects mentioned in "MAPA". As a technical result, it is suggested the development of a digital guide containing information about the student assistance policy and the services offered by "MAPA".