"THE DAY HASN'T COME FOR MINE YET"

Necropolitics, Territory, And Black Psychic Suffering In Psychosocial Care

Abstract

This article, resulting from a completion work of a multiprofessional residency in mental health, is guided by the following research question: how does the psychic suffering produced by necropolitics and the raciality dispositif manifest in the daily practice of psychosocial care? The methodology is grounded in escrevivência as formulated by Conceição Evaristo as a philosophical-epistemological framework, constituting a qualitative exploratory research developed through an experience report, with records produced in reflective memorials throughout the residency. The results, expressed through the narrative of Nzinga, a user of a Psychosocial Care Center in Rio de Janeiro, reveal that the psychic suffering of the Black population is a product of historical, racial, and territorial violence that accumulates across generations, also operating as an interdiction of institutional care. It is concluded that psychosocial care must recognize racism as a central determinant of mental health and articulate care with territory and the struggle for rights.

Keywords: necropolitics; raciality dispositif; mental health; Black population; escrevivência.