This is a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive study which aims to analyze the perception of professionals regarding their practice in Psychosocial Care Centers II (CAPS II) of Santa Catarina. Data were collected in the 12 CAPS II of the State, through semi-structured interviews with 12 engineers and questionnaires opened with 24 technicians. The reports were analyzed from the perspective hermeneutic-dialectic. The results suggest, from the professionals' perception, that the CAPS II Santa Catarina work on the threshold of institutionalization and that users do not have adequate social and community support outside of institutions that provide mental health care.
Psychosocial Care Center; Mental Health; Health network; intersectoriality; Institutionalization