“Black women are even afraid to seek help because they are black” Health professionals’ perceptions about gender and race in mental health
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Based on the concept of intersectionality, black women have their existence marked by a system of oppressions that cross their path. The objective of this work was to describe the perception of professionals about the relationship between gender and race categories and mental health. This was an intervention research with 16 workers from the Psychosocial Care Network. The data were analyzed based on the theoretical-methodological framework of discursive practices and production of meaning, listing the following categories of analysis: on color, race and racial identification; race-class dichotomy; and mental health and black women. Health equipment is seen as support in care and affection for this population, and it is also urgent to build strategies for racial and gender literacy among users and professionals.
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