ON THE (DIS)ENCOUNTERS BETWEEN PSYCHOLOGY, PUBLIC POLICY AND QUILOMBOLA COMMUNITIES: REFLECTIONS FROM A LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract

This article aimed to identify and characterize studies on the insertion of Psychology within quilombola communities, with an emphasis on work aimed at public policies and mental health in quilombos in Brazil. Therefore, a literature review was carried out using a qualitative approach. The articles were searched in three databases: PePSIC-BVS, SciELO and Google Scholar. In the search, the filters “Brazil”, “Portuguese” and the “period between 2011 to 2020” were used. It was found that there are few studies aimed at the production of knowledge in this area, both related to the work of Psychology and public policies on mental health aimed at the quilombola population. It was verified that there is a distancing of the work of Psychology in relation to the quilombola communities. This points to the need for training psychologists to work in these places, in view of their social and cultural specificities. In this sense, Psychology can assume the social commitment to contribute to the development of public health and mental health policies in these communities, creating strategies that reduce the impact of racism and ethnic-racial inequalities.