O suicídio na polícia militar estado de São Paulo

Análise e compreensão da sua incidência

Abstract

Mental health care is indispensable and a factor of great concern in any public or private organization, being more than determinant for the individual's well-being, as it is invariably linked to the psychic aspects of man. In the Military Police of the State of São Paulo, a Public Institution with almost two hundred years of existence, this concern is no different, given its staff, which is close to ninety thousand men and women who daily provide a sense of security to the population of São Paulo, distributed in its six hundred and forty-five municipalities. The present work sought to clarify data and information that can be useful in the information, prevention and treatment of suicide within the Military Police of the State of São Paulo and that can be extended to other Military Police in our country, aiming to contribute to the reduction of its incidence inside the barracks, with the main purpose of thinking about educational actions aimed at preserving lives, in addition to preparing a detailed study on the incidence of the number of suicides, in order to know the main causes that lead to the Military Police to self-exterminate in addition to understanding it, giving voice to the agents of psychology and health who attend them, aiming to have elements that can help inform the institution, helping in the development of prevention devices, combating its incidences and treatment, Furthermore, it is back to suggesting prevention actions and to verifying whether the contingent available to carry out the prevention and treatment of these agents is sufficient for the entire Institution, as well as to verify whether the entire apparatus of implemented norms and laws are having the desired effect. to mitigate such incidence. In this research, a semi-structured questionnaire was used, which had among its purposes to draw a social profile of the public agent who is active about suicide in their workplace. According to the data obtained, a small portion of its members are unaware of the legal and support mechanisms for the Policeman who may have had a suicidal ideation, a fact that could be passed on to all staff, in order to reinforce the Institution's enormous concern with this theme. In general, it reveals the need for the strengthening of preventive actions against the incidence of this phenomenon in the scope of the military police.