TY - JOUR PY - 2022// TI - The race/color question in the care process in a psychosocial care center for children and adolescents JO - Revista da Escola de Engermagem da USP A1 - Candido, Bruna de Paula A1 - Barros, Sônia A1 - Régio, Luciane A1 - Ballan, Caroline A1 - Oliveira, Márcia Aparecida Ferreira de SP - e20210363 EP - e20210363 VL - 56 IS - N2 - OBJECTIVE: To recognize the actions related to race/color developed in the care process of the black child and adolescent population of a Psychosocial Care Center for children and adolescents in Brazil.

METHOD: This is a study with a qualitative approach focusing on the three-dimensional racism framework. Data were collected through active medical records and interviews with reference professionals. The results were categorized and thematized through content analysis and the following themes were found: typology of child violence, identification of racism, the school, access to black culture and representativeness. This study obtained ethical approval.

RESULTS: The race/color question in the face of violation of fundamental rights of black children/adolescents contributes to the understanding of racism as a social determinant of mental health. Actions to empower the black population include the insertion of the race-color question as an analytical and procedural category in the Singular Therapeutic Projects, as an integral practice of multiprofessional teams work process.

CONCLUSION: It is necessary to invest persistently in the identification and qualification of actions and systematic discussions to face the psychosocial effects of racism.

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LA - pt SN - 0080-6234 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1980-220X-REEUSP-2021-0363 ID - ref1 ER -