Meeting in Brasilia will bring together managers for promotion, prevention, intervention and reduction of harm to indigenous peoples.
until the day 08 April Washington will host the meeting for continuing education of Mental health officers of Special Districts of indigenous health (DSEI). At the meeting there will be an exchange of experience on successful practices for basic care mental health for indigenous peoples, beyond what is taught in universities and higher education institutions of the country. The event is promoted by the Special Secretariat of indigenous health (Sesai).
professionals will receive in-depth training on anthropology, psychology, epidemiology and etnopsiquiatria, with an emphasis on health promotion, prevention, intervention and harm reduction integrated into the indigenous culture. The professionals will discuss, for example, the strategy of the Ministry of health of confrontation to the consumption of alcohol and other drugs and access to mental health care, while respecting the specific characteristics of these peoples
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in addition, you will see a summary of actions, results and successful experiences in indigenous mental health in Dseis de Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Cuiabá, Maranhão, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Alto Rio Negro, Potiguara, Minas Gerais, Ceara, Guamá, Paraná, Araguaia, Alto Solimões, Alagoas, Sergipe and Manaus
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according to the Director of the Department of attention to indigenous health, Irânia Marques, the meeting will continue the process of formation of these professionals, started in 2007 by the National Health Foundation (Provides). For her, the meeting will be an opportunity to share successful experiences and subsidiará the formulation of a mental health policy specific to indigenous peoples. “The Sesai want to gather all instances responsible for promotion, prevention and treatment in mental health for together we think an intersectoral policy for this population,” said
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in addition to the indigenous mental health professionals, the event will be attended by representatives of the National Indian Foundation (Funai) and the national coordination of Mental health of the Ministry of health.
