CAPS arte e vivência: anteprojeto de um centro de atenção psicossocial álcool e drogas para a cidade de Natal/RN

Abstract

Progressively, the Crack epidemic affects, mainly, homeless people from the city of Natal. The driver or pedestrian that transits over the city during night time views many places where the ones without a roof use this substance and it is quite clear that they moved away from social and professional life, due to their dependency. Besides crack, others psychoactives substances, including alcohol, may result in mental disorders in its users. In this context, the Centros de Atenção Psicossocial (CAPS) are institutions engaged on the treatment for people with mental illness based on a work focused on the social reintegration of the patient. The CAPS Álcool e Drogas (CAPSad), in order, deals specifically with cases that the mental disorder is due to chemical dependency. This graduation final work joins the areas of Architecture with Mental Health, aiming, at its end, the elaboration of the project of a CAPSad at South Zone of Natal. The main concepts that guide the Project are humanization and flexibility in architecture.