title: Matrix Support in mental health: The experience in Vitória, Espírito Santo.
abstract: This study discusses the implementation of Matrix Support in Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil, through analysis of documents and semi-structured interviews. Results indicate that Matrix Support evolved over time to provide community services that reflect local reality, enabling the integration of mental health into primary care practices as well as boosting reduction in the number of psychiatric hospital admissions. Results suggest that the use of collaborative spaces to evaluate Matrix Support network and the services it provides helps to ensure that this strategy is not lost in hierarchies and specialisms.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Brazil leiglesias@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iglesias
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Brazil.
authors.forename: Luziane Z
authors.initials: LZ
authors.lastname: Avellar
mesh_terms: D001524:Behavioral Medicine / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001938:Brazil; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration
keywords: Matrix Support; mental health; primary care; psychosocial care centre