Desafios para a assistência religiosa no processo de desinternação de pacientes do Centro Psiquiátrico Judiciário de Alagoas

Abstract

This study presents an analysis of the challenges related to ensuring the fundamental right to religious assistance during the deinstitutionalization process of patients at the Pedro Marinho Suruagy Psychiatric Custody and Treatment Hospital in the state of Alagoas, based on the Anti-Asylum Policy of the Judiciary. Grounded in the guidelines established by Resolution n. 487/2023 of the National Council of Justice and Resolution n. 34/2024 of the National Council for Criminal and Penitentiary Policy, the study aims to identify the weaknesses in the exercise of religious freedom for patients who remain institutionalized. The research was conducted through a literature review, document and data analysis, and technical visits using the non-participant observation method. The study highlights the precariousness of ensuring religious assistance during the psychiatric deinstitutionalization process in Alagoas, while also emphasizing the need for integration between deinstitutionalization, mental health care, and the promotion of religious freedom.