Abstract
The following article addresses a critical analysis of Chile's Mental Health public policies, highlighting its conception of the community approach as an expression of a State that does not dialogue with society. In accordance with a qualitative and participatory investi-gative process, a global perspective towards the recognition, exercise and defense of rights in Mental Health from users and ex-users’ perspectives is described. It is concluded that the protagonism of these social actors constitutes a central aspect for the distribu-tion of power and the recovery of citizenship rights. Finally, the key points of the partic-ipatory process allow us to understand the role of community facilitation and militant re-search towards the reconstruction of associative ties and collective actions in mental health.
Highlights
The following article addresses a critical analysis of Chile's Mental Health public policies
highlighting its conception of the community approach as an expression of a State that does not dialogue with society
It is concluded that the protagonism of these social actors constitutes a central aspect
Summary
Resumen Este artículo presenta un análisis crítico de las políticas públicas de salud mental en Chile y su concepción del enfoque comunitario como expresión de un Estado que no dialoga con la sociedad. De acuerdo a un proceso investigativo de carácter cualitativo y participativo, se describe una mirada global sobre el reconocimiento, ejercicio y defensa de derechos en salud mental desde la perspectiva de usuarios(as) y exusuarios(as). Se concluye que el protagonismo de estos actores sociales constituye un aspecto central para la distribución del poder y la recuperación de derechos de ciudadanía. Finalmente, las claves del proceso participativo permiten comprender el rol de la facilitación comunitaria y la investigación militante hacia la reconstrucción de lazos asociativos y acciones colectivas en salud mental
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