The care network for drug users: what do professionals say about it?

This article aimed to understand, from the framework of community psychology, the care network for drug users from professionals’ experiences, and implications of a community level work. Six semi-structured focus groups were conducted with 42 professionals from care networks of four Brazilian cities...

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article
Fecha de publicación:
2016
Institución:
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Repositorio:
Repositorio Universidad Javeriana
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spa
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oai:repository.javeriana.edu.co:10554/33558
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http://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/index.php/revPsycho/article/view/13512
http://hdl.handle.net/10554/33558
Palabra clave:
delivery of health care; mental health services; pub¬lic policies; qualitative research; substance-related disorders / investigación cualitativa; políticas públicas; prestación de atención de salud; servicios de salud mental; trastornos relacionados con
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Copyright (c) 2015 Universitas Psychologica
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Summary:This article aimed to understand, from the framework of community psychology, the care network for drug users from professionals’ experiences, and implications of a community level work. Six semi-structured focus groups were conducted with 42 professionals from care networks of four Brazilian cities in the state of Minas Gerais. Data was analyzed through thematic content analysis. Results indicate the need of enhancing network’s operational structure and, mainly, consolidating a comprehensive and continuous care model. Professionals’ critical views of the care network lift a series of contributions to improve it, with the necessity of embracing a community level work and a resources-focus approach to drug abuse. Related to this, there is the necessity to focus care on community and its needs, by understanding it as the main element of care networks for drug users.