Programa Valle Corona

Overview & Synopsis

The following text presents the intervention proposal developed by teachers and practicing psychologists of the Universidad Libre under the tele orientation modality, within the framework of the program called Valle Corona. This program was run by the Government of Valle del Cauca in collaboration with the Universidad Libre and the Colombian College of Psychologists (Colpsic) and was implemented as an institutional response to the health emergency declared by the Colombian national government due to the coronavirus pandemic covid-19. This document also records a balance of the care provided for a year, in the second semester of 2020 and the first semester of 2021. At the end of the text, it is pointed out that the mass training of psychologist volunteers to attend emergencies was a great advance for the country, which allowed the creation of new mental health teams, improved the response installed in public health in the regions and raised awareness in the state and Colombian society of the need to strengthen primary health care for all communities, especially to deal with difficult situations such as the covid-19 health emergency.