PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTION AS A STRATEGYTO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH IN CHILDREN

Mental health is a developmental effect, that is, it is the product of the integration of maturation and constitution process; while traumatic events affect the biopsychosocial and emotional conditions of children and their families. Psychological intervention programmes are established in the child population as a prevention strategy in mental health in favor of child, family and resilient wellbeing and protective environments. The objective was to evaluate the effects of a psychological intervention programme applied to children in contexts of adversity. The study was carried out through qualitative research, therefore, it was of the content analysis type, sample by convenience (N=). The following instruments were used in the study: Thematic Apperception Test for Children C.A.T-H (Human) and the Inventory of Adaptive Mechanisms in Responses to CAT. A nonparametric data analysis is performed to establish changes in personality organization, perception of the environment and perception of the family relationship. The data analysis is performed through content analysis. It is established that the pretest and posttest perceptions in relation to personality organization, perception of the environment and perception of the family relationship change positively after the implementation of the intervention programme.