ABSTRACT
This article aims to analyze the role of people with intense psychological distress in the teaching-learning actions in health, a fundamental component of activities within the scope of the university tripod. It is a case study about a space for sharing knowledge about mental health, which reveals the importance of knowing the experience in the academic space and highlights ways of learning and teaching about the different nuances of experiencing intense psychological suffering in freedom. It highlights the effects of these actions for participants, with an emphasis on promoting debate on the constant struggle for the guarantee of human rights in the field of mental health, and, with that, points to the creation of new forms of social interaction and exchanges. It is concluded that the experience of learning-teaching about the field of mental health, with the participation of users and family members, has been transforming the concept of care, integrality and the meaning of health work.
KEYWORDS
Mental health; Professional training; Health education; Users