Ceará Health concludes a series of meetings that will organize care flows for people with mental disorders in conflict with the law

June 14, 2023 – 2:03 PM
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About 200 professionals working in the field of health, public safety and justice in the Northern Health District participated in the workshop

a Ciara Health Minister (CISA) and the Ceara Prison and Resettlement Administration Secretariat (SAP) Concluded, Tuesday (13), a course of workshops to build a care path linked to Psychosocial care network for people with mental disorders in conflict with the law.

About 200 professionals working in the field Public health and safety and justice From the Northern Health District at the headquarters of the School of Public Health of Ceará Paulo Marcelo Martins Rodriguez (ESP / CE), associated with Sesa, last June 13.

from Job offer Carried out jointly between sectors through the actions of different social actors, service and care flows are designed for people with mental disorders deprived of liberty in the Health Network of Ceará.

At this moment, it is necessary for the state to be organized to receive these people, as well as to accommodate their families, says the Technical Director of the Health District of Sessa Prison, Joao Neto. “That’s why we will be communicating with each of the five health districts in Ceara to develop this plan based on their local experiences,” he adds.

Also according to Neto, the idea is to offer a new cycle of workshops specifically for professionals in the judiciary. The training should take place in the second half of 2023.

The event resulted in a proposal to design care flows for people with mental disorders who are deprived of liberty

Workshop session

The workshops started in May 2023, and were attended by representatives of Sesa, the Secretariat of Prisons and Resettlement Administration (SAP), the Solicitor General of the State of Ceará and the Court of Justice of the State of Ceará (TJCE). The meetings consisted of presentations by the oversight bodies of the regions of Fortaleza, Sertão Central, Littoral Leste/Jaguarbe, Kariri and North.