The UFSC professor, who has been missing since Friday (7) and was found on Saturday evening (8), is in a state of mental distress. The information was confirmed by the PMSC (Santa Catarina Military Police) this Monday (10).

The teachers were found this Saturday evening (8) – Photo: Reproduction/SOS Desaparecidos/ND

Nubia Saraiva Ferreira, 51, voluntarily left home on Friday, professor at the CCE (Center for Communication and Expression) UFSC (Federal University of Santa Catarina), said the prime minister.

The investigation revealed that Nubia had to be hospitalized to receive medical attention. According to the professors of the department, who asked not to be named, in recent days she has already behaved differently.

“We just want her to get well soon,” one of them said.

Nubia Saraiva Ferreira was born in Porto Alegre (RS). PhD from the Federal University of Santa Catarina, PhD at the Federal University of Parana and currently Professor of the Graduate Program in Linguistics and Department of Vernacular Language and Literature of the Federal University of Santa Catarina.

Psychological assistance in Florianopolis

According to the Florianópolis Municipal Department of Health, anyone in need of psychological help should first contact the city’s health centers. In them, a person will be helped and, if necessary, referred for specific help to professionals. Click here for a list of all health centers.

There are also CAPS (Psychosocial Assistance Centers) in the municipality, as well as throughout the country, that meet these requirements. There are also centers for drug addicts and children.

In the entire state, the only emergency psychiatric service according to the SES/SC (Santa Catarina Minister of Health) is the IPQ (Psychiatric Institute). The site responds to demand from across the state.