Accessing and Utilizing One’s City Space: The Role of Specialized Community Mental Health Teams in Brazil and Canada
Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
1 July 2020
Abstract
Community mental health programs have garnered significant attention during the last decade. In this paper we ask to what extent these programs impact the capacity of service users to move around in the city space. Drawing on case studies from ethnographic research conducted in Campinas (Brazil) and Montréal (Canada), which included semi-structured interviews with a total of 16 service users and 49 mental health professionals, we explore the significance of urban mobility as part of service users’ mental health recovery and service providers’ practice. Findings suggest that service providers play a key role in facilitating meaningful mobility in the city space.
Résumé
Les programmes communautaires de santé mentale ont fait l’objet de beaucoup d’attention au cours de la dernière décennie. Dans cet article, nous nous demandons dans quelle mesure ces programmes influent sur la capacité des usagers à se déplacer dans l’espace urbain. En nous appuyant sur des études de cas ethnographiques menées à Campinas (Brésil) et à Montréal (Canada) comprenant des entrevues semi-structurées avec 16 utilisateurs de services et 49 professionnels de la santé, nous explorons l’importance de la mobilité urbaine pour le rétablissement et la pratique en santé mentale. Les résultats suggèrent que les intervenants jouent un rôle clé dans la facilitation d’une mobilité significative dans l’espace urbain.
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Volume 39 • Number 1 • May 2020
Pages: 85 - 100
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Emmanuelle Khoury and Isabelle Ruelland. 2020. Accessing and Utilizing One’s City Space: The Role of Specialized Community Mental Health Teams in Brazil and Canada. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health.
39(1): 85-100. https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2020-006
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