Network articulation practices in psychosocial care: what challenges do professionals face in matriciar, meeting, and referring?

This study aimed to explore the network articulation practices developed by professionals working in two points of the Psychosocial Care Network in the Federal District: The Psychosocial Care Centers for Alcohol and Other Drugs and the Basic Health Units, covering seven existing health regions, highlighting the strategies used, as well as the difficulties and challenges that cross its effective implementation following the Psychosocial Care model. This research uses a qualitative and exploratory approach, using intra-method triangulation with 36 participants and adopting Bardin’s content analysis. A lack of infrastructure and inputs was identified to build the matrix support practices, meetings with the network, and referrals satisfactorily according to the participant’s perspective. However, intervention and health promotion strategies emerged to strengthen Psychosocial Care.

Keywords
Psychosocial care; Network articulation; Primary health care; Mental health services