{"id":850,"date":"2026-01-22T15:23:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T15:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/?page_id=850"},"modified":"2026-05-21T08:10:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T08:10:22","slug":"saude-mental-trauma-e-violencia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/en\/programas\/saude-mental-trauma-e-violencia\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental Health, Trauma and Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:50px;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-color:#e8e8e8;--awb-bg-color-hover:#e8e8e8;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMS<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><nav class=\"awb-menu awb-menu_column awb-menu_em-hover mobile-mode-collapse-to-button awb-menu_icons-left awb-menu_dc-yes mobile-trigger-fullwidth-off awb-menu_mobile-toggle awb-menu_indent-left mobile-size-full-absolute loading mega-menu-loading awb-menu_desktop awb-menu_dropdown awb-menu_expand-right awb-menu_transition-fade\" style=\"--awb-bg:#428499;--awb-gap:1px;--awb-items-padding-left:5px;--awb-border-color:#428499;--awb-color:#ffffff;--awb-active-color:#ffffff;--awb-main-justify-content:flex-start;--awb-mobile-justify:flex-start;--awb-mobile-caret-left:auto;--awb-mobile-caret-right:0;--awb-box-shadow: 0px 0px ;;--awb-fusion-font-family-typography:inherit;--awb-fusion-font-style-typography:normal;--awb-fusion-font-weight-typography:400;--awb-fusion-font-family-submenu-typography:inherit;--awb-fusion-font-style-submenu-typography:normal;--awb-fusion-font-weight-submenu-typography:400;--awb-fusion-font-family-mobile-typography:inherit;--awb-fusion-font-style-mobile-typography:normal;--awb-fusion-font-weight-mobile-typography:400;\" aria-label=\"Programs\" data-breakpoint=\"1024\" data-count=\"0\" data-transition-type=\"center-vertical\" data-transition-time=\"300\" data-expand=\"right\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"awb-menu__m-toggle awb-menu__m-toggle_no-text\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"menu-programas\"><span class=\"awb-menu__m-toggle-inner\"><span class=\"collapsed-nav-text\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Toggle Navigation<\/span><\/span><span class=\"awb-menu__m-collapse-icon awb-menu__m-collapse-icon_no-text\"><span class=\"awb-menu__m-collapse-icon-open awb-menu__m-collapse-icon-open_no-text fa-bars fas\"><\/span><span class=\"awb-menu__m-collapse-icon-close awb-menu__m-collapse-icon-close_no-text fa-times fas\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/button><ul id=\"menu-programas\" class=\"fusion-menu awb-menu__main-ul awb-menu__main-ul_column\"><li  id=\"menu-item-1373\"  class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1373 awb-menu__li awb-menu__main-li awb-menu__main-li_regular\"  data-item-id=\"1373\"><span class=\"awb-menu__main-background-default awb-menu__main-background-default_center-vertical\"><\/span><span class=\"awb-menu__main-background-active awb-menu__main-background-active_center-vertical\"><\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/en\/programas\/saude-da-mulher-e-da-crianca\/\" class=\"awb-menu__main-a awb-menu__main-a_regular\"><span class=\"menu-text\">Women's and Children's Health<\/span><\/a><\/li><li  id=\"menu-item-1374\"  class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1374 awb-menu__li awb-menu__main-li awb-menu__main-li_regular\"  data-item-id=\"1374\"><span class=\"awb-menu__main-background-default awb-menu__main-background-default_center-vertical\"><\/span><span class=\"awb-menu__main-background-active awb-menu__main-background-active_center-vertical\"><\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/en\/programas\/determinantes-de-doencas-cronicas\/\" class=\"awb-menu__main-a awb-menu__main-a_regular\"><span class=\"menu-text\">Determinants of Chronic Diseases<\/span><\/a><\/li><li  id=\"menu-item-1375\"  class=\"menu-item 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menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1378 awb-menu__li awb-menu__main-li awb-menu__main-li_regular\"  data-item-id=\"1378\"><span class=\"awb-menu__main-background-default awb-menu__main-background-default_center-vertical\"><\/span><span class=\"awb-menu__main-background-active awb-menu__main-background-active_center-vertical\"><\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/en\/programas\/doencas-transmitidas-por-vetores-negligenciadas-e-zoonoticas\/\" class=\"awb-menu__main-a awb-menu__main-a_regular\"><span class=\"menu-text\">Vector-borne, Neglected and Zoonotic Diseases<\/span><\/a><\/li><li  id=\"menu-item-1379\"  class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1379 awb-menu__li awb-menu__main-li awb-menu__main-li_regular\"  data-item-id=\"1379\"><span class=\"awb-menu__main-background-default awb-menu__main-background-default_center-vertical\"><\/span><span class=\"awb-menu__main-background-active awb-menu__main-background-active_center-vertical\"><\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/en\/programas\/sistemas-de-saude\/\" class=\"awb-menu__main-a awb-menu__main-a_regular\"><span class=\"menu-text\">Health Systems<\/span><\/a><\/li><li  id=\"menu-item-1380\"  class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1380 awb-menu__li awb-menu__main-li awb-menu__main-li_regular\"  data-item-id=\"1380\"><span class=\"awb-menu__main-background-default awb-menu__main-background-default_center-vertical\"><\/span><span class=\"awb-menu__main-background-active awb-menu__main-background-active_center-vertical\"><\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/en\/programas\/saude-e-ambiente-incluindo-saude-do-trabalhador\/\" class=\"awb-menu__main-a awb-menu__main-a_regular\"><span class=\"menu-text\">Health and Environment, including Workers' Health<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Coordinator<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-caption-text-size:10pt;--awb-caption-text-transform:lowercase;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--body_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--body_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--body_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:10pt;--awb-caption-title-transform:capitalize;--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--body_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--body_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 awb-imageframe-style awb-imageframe-style-resa\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"254\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Nome aqui\" title=\"to-be-identified-removebg-preview\" src=\"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/to-be-identified-removebg-preview.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/to-be-identified-removebg-preview-254x300.png\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-1678\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27430%27%20height%3D%27508%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20430%20508%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27430%27%20height%3D%27508%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/to-be-identified-removebg-preview-200x236.png 200w, https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/to-be-identified-removebg-preview-400x473.png 400w, https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/to-be-identified-removebg-preview.png 430w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-container\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-title\">Palmira dos Santos<\/div><p class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-text\">palmira.santos@ins.gov.mz<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.56%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.56%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>Mozambique has recently recorded a high incidence of trauma cases (mainly from road accidents), domestic violence, suicide, and alcohol and drug use, situations which are, in most cases, interconnected. As this is a matter of national priority, the National Institute of Health considered the creation of this program important in order to contribute to the production of evidence that will enable the formulation of national policies, strategies, and programs in the area of mental health, trauma, and violence, which will help reverse this scenario.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Program Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contribute to the formulation of policies, strategies, and programs in the area of mental health, trauma, and violence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Research Areas<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mental Health (mental illnesses, suicide, alcoholism, drug use)<\/li>\n<li>Trauma (resulting from road accidents\/crashes) and<\/li>\n<li>All types of violence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Research Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Epidemiological Profile Assessment of Suicide and Suicide Attempts in Mozambique Over the Last 5 Years (2014-2018) - An Exploratory Study Based on National Health Service Records<\/li>\n<li>Evaluation of common mental illness symptoms in suspected cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Mozambique<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Partners<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Department of Mental Health (National Directorate of Public Health),<\/li>\n<li>National Program of Legal Medicine (DNAM),<\/li>\n<li>Gender-Based Violence Program (DNAM)<\/li>\n<li>INATRO<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:50px;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":812,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-850","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=850"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/850\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1686,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/850\/revisions\/1686"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.ins.gov.mz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}