Year: 2001
Type: article
Abstract: This article discusses the importance of political action by three associations of mental health care users and family members: the Brazilian Association of Mental Care Patients, Friends, and Family (AFDM), the Society of General Services for Occupational Integration (SOSINTRA), and the Association of Relatives and Friends of Patients in the Juliano Moreira Psychiatric Facility (APACOJUM). Our aim is to increase the visibility of these associations and to foster innovation and collective forms of solidarity and mutual help in the health care field. The article analyzes the associations as special interest groups within a specific arena, the Rio de Janeiro Municipal Health Council.
Source: Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Author: Waldir da Silva Souza
Institution: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Language: Portuguese
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Funder: Svenska Forskningsrådet Formas
OpenAlex ID: W2071389154