Social Vulnerability and the Right to Health of Children and Adolescents in Care Leonardo Grecco, Gabrielly Malheiros Almeida, Evelyn Siqueira Lima

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Social vulnerability, when associated with the Right to health, can be related both to the opportunity of access of a certain group to public health structures, and to a certain social condition that, by itself, increases or decreases the risk of exposure of a population facing some disease. In this sense, the structure of institutional care can be seen as a determining factor in maintaining the health of sheltered children and adolescents. The lack of social visibility, combined with the vulnerability already inherent to the infants' own developmental condition, brings latent reflexes in the lives of these minors inside and outside the shelter, especially in their mental health, which is why psychological support and within institutions. Therefore, this article aims to address the challenges related to social vulnerability and access to health of children and adolescents in institutional care, focusing on mental health.