title: [Social participation in mental health: space of construction of citizenship, policy formulation and decision making].
abstract: The article approaches the comprehension of professionals that act in the mental health area about the movement of construction of social participation in the health system of Fortaleza, Ceará State. The methodology adopted is based upon qualitative approach. The study was developed with semi-structured interviews with 17 mental health professionals of the city above mentioned. The empirical data was analyzed through the technique of thematic content analysis, where it was identified three cores of analysis: social participation as space of citizenship and policy formulation; oriented to attention of collective needs; and decision taking. The study reveals that social participation represents a possibility of amplifying X the relations between the Civil Society and the State, which makes possible the social intervention in proposals of the health policies. It is highlighted the right to health linked to the consolidation of democracy in the attention to the needs and collective edification.
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Pesquisa Saúde Mental, Família, Práticas de Saúde e Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, 60740-000, Brazil. jm_ximenes@hotmail.com
authors.forename: José Maria Ximenes
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Guimarães
authors.forename: Maria Salete Bessa
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Jorge
authors.forename: Regina Claudia Furtado
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Maia
authors.forename: Lucia Conde
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Ana Patrícia Pereira
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Morais
authors.forename: Marcos Paulo de Oliveira
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Marluce Maria Araújo
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Assis
authors.forename: Adriano Maia
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: dos Santos
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D011050:Policy Making; D058992:Social Participation