The experience of a solidarity incubation project formed by mental health users

Abstract

Introduction: From the articulation of mental health and social economy actors in a city of São Paulo, a solidarity group was created trough an incubation process using the partnership between the Center for Psychosocial Care and the Regional Incubator for Popular Cooperatives. The incubation is an advisory process for groups in the formation and consolidation of economic enterprises. The incubation method of this incubator comprises sixteen classes of behavior. Objective: To describe and reflect on the process of incubation performed by this group. Materials and Methods: In this qualitative research, we used multiple data sources, such as reports, projects, meeting minutes, among others. All ethical guidelines were followed. Results: From the analysis of the documents, it was found that is relevant the building of partnerships and the community involvement in the process of social inclusion by the work of mental health users. We emphasize the importance of the technicians’ presence in the group, understanding it as the right to health protection. It should be considered that there are still challenges to achieve self-management and operational users in the transformation of workers/members. Conclusions: It is expected that this research contribute to the reflection of other experiences and also to the knowledge on incubation methodology in mental health.