We combine not dying”: mental health care models and an intersectional analysis of the psychologist's role in public mental health devices in Salvador
Women; Breed; Mental health
This dissertation performs a historical review of psychological thinking, psychiatric institutions and the role of psychologists in public mental health devices in Brazil, using the methodological-theoretical tool of intersectionality to identify the presence of black women in this narrative, using black Brazilian intellectuals, African-Americans and the African diaspora to reference black female experiences and demand mental health proposals that are coherent
with the reality of the Brazilian population, which is mostly female and black. persistent. Considering that mental health is a collective construction, carried out in the interaction of professionals and users of the system, structured through power relations, this paper aims to analyze, through bibliographical review, analysis of documents from the Federal Council of Psychology of evidence during the COVID pandemic -19, how care dynamics work for black women in general.