Vulnerabilidade social, saúde mental e desenvolvimento humano

Abstract

Human development does not happen in isolation, this process requires external factors contributing to it happening in a beneficial way and according to the subject's needs. On the other hand, social vulnerability is in the opposite direction, as an obstacle that prevents individuals exposed to it from being able to get rid of the prejudice linked to their conditions, influencing various fields of the subject's life, including mental health. The following work exposes the concept and the different forms of vulnerability, mental health and human development, also considering the family perspective and the possibilities of prevention. After observation at the study site, the intervention was applied in order to improve the behavior and expression of emotions of the children involved.