MENTAL HEALTH AS A PEDAGOGICAL PROJECT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CARE IN THE UNIVERSITY ENVIRONMENT

Introduction: The expansion of access to public higher education facilitated by affirmative actions is positively conceived when we deal with the democratization of this access. Objective: The aim of this article is to describe an experience report about a project aimed at promoting the mental health of university students, in order to build a support network, individual and community development for student permanence. Method: The participatory methodology was used through Conversation Circles in a Federal Institution of Higher Education. Results: The results point out that Psychology in the context of Student Assistance, in addition to contributing to transforming the university space, it can develop emancipatory practices that place the communication process as a mediating instrument of social relations and allow the construction of spaces that promote mental health and student stay.