Models, protocols, and pathways, towards a social perspective in the mental health care of migrants in transit through Mexico.

Abstract

To guarantee the right to mental health for migrants, we analyze the network of services, models, and protocols of attention produced to address the particular needs of this population. Through interviews with governmental and civil society healthcare personnel, part of the network of services and resources available for mental health, we conclude that psychologists operating in civil society organizations and shelters have innovative paths to provide appropriate care adjusted to the context lived by migrants during transit. Unlike the psychiatric dominant model, the psychosocial model of civil organizations provides a social perspective adequate to include in the protocols of the medical official institutions responsible for mental health care in Mexico.

Keywords

• Migrants
• Transit migration
• Mental health care
• Civil organizations
• Violence
• Psychosocial model