A saúde mental como política de assistência estudantil: um estudo de caso na Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco

Abstract

The aspects of welcoming students in the university environment have given rise to research related to the problems of social adaptation and mental health, which often unfold in his academic performance. In this sense, the Higher Education Institutions play a fundamental role in the adaptation and insertion of the student, when they provide the necessary conditions for their stay in the Institution. This research aimed to investigate the student assistance policy related to mental health, as well as the psychosocial difficulties faced by the students of a large northeastern university, the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE). As for the methodology, it is characterized as a descriptive study, based on documents. The results demonstrate that UFRPE has a student assistance policy focused on consolidated psychosocial care, but with difficulties in relation to the number of employees and the infrastructure of care, which ends up reflecting on clinical care, leaving issues of promotion and prevention compromised. As a suggestion, it is expected that the units dealing with the subject promote continuous efforts to qualify psychosocial care in a more effective way, constantly promoting policies that evidence a better quality of life and mental health of the students present.