MONITORING ALCOHOL USE AMONG INDIGENOUS PEOPLE

Abstract

The present work has as scope the description and analysis of the epidemiological variables used in the identification, analysis and monitoring of the actions developed in the field of mental health, specifically about the phenomenon of harmful use of alcohol and other drugs in indigenous communities. To this end, a non-systematic bibliographic research was carried out as well as an analysis of the current legislation on the model of organization of psychosocial care adopted by the Special Indigenous Health District. At the same time, and from these considerations, we sought to discuss the capacity of this model of care to effectively contribute to the field of indigenous mental health, in order to consider and articulate with the traditional systems of care existing in the communities, favoring the emergence of ways of understanding and intervening in community mental health. It is concluded that, despite the advances in relation to the guarantee of rights in mental health to indigenous peoples, the instruments needed for planning, execution and evaluation need further analysis and consider other factors for their better use.