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The COVID-19 pandemic has not only had health, economic, and political impacts, but also significant psychosocial and mental health consequences worldwide. In this article, different documentation and studies on mental health were analyzed, with the aim of identifying the various problems detected during the pandemic. Methodologically, a narrative and integrative review of the scientific literature was carried out. In Latin America, the most recent studies have documented and made patent effects on the various vulnerized populations such as migrants, women, children, the elderly, people living with significant disabilities, people experiencing marked housing and food insecurity, and temporary workers laboring in what has been referred to as the informal economy. In light of this, it is proposed that addressing these issues should involve the coordination of transnational policies and the definition of an agenda of critical priorities to focus and address. For this to come about, it is important that the empirical evidence generated by regional epidemiological studies contribute to the design of public policies on mental health of the Latin American population, so that they reduce the negative effects as well as prevent the future consequences of a pandemic that is not yet over.

Há décadas, alternativas às noções eurocêntricas de bem-estar têm sido discutidas por muitos povos na América Latina, resultando, entre outros fatores, em um conjunto de ideias agrupadas como noções de bem viver. Em linhas gerais, as noções de bem viver latinoamericanas formam um conjunto heterogêneo de ideias, em construção, que apresentam em comum propostas de bem-estar coletivo, baseadas em cosmovisões de povos indígenas deste continente, envolvendo relações comunitárias com um território. O objetivo desta pesquisa é apresentar um panorama da produção científica sobre o conhecimento relacionado às noções de bem viver latino-americanas no campo psi (Psicologia, Psicanálise, Psicologia Social). O eixo condutor é a investigação de tais noções e das possíveis contribuições deste conhecimento para o campo da Psicologia Social. Para tanto, foi realizada uma revisão de escopo, um tipo de síntese de conhecimento que segue uma abordagem sistemática para mapear evidências sobre um tópico e identificar as principais ideias, teorias e lacunas no conhecimento de determinado campo. Para seleção das obras, as bases consultadas foram: Dedalus, Google Acadêmico, Lilacs, Portal de Periódicos da CAPES, Proquest, PsycInfo, Redalyc, Scielo, Scopus, Web of Science, Youtube. De um total de 960 obras, foram selecionadas 79. Concluímos que, enquanto alternativas às noções eurocêntricas de bem-estar, as noções de bem viver apresentam: propostas de diálogo intercultural igualitário, centrados no bem-estar coletivo, em formas de produção e distribuição igualitária de recursos; em relações de equilíbrio com um território e possibilidades de transcendência do plano material. As noções de bem viver latino-americanas são propostas de sociabilidade centradas nas relações entre os seres vivos e destes com o seu espaço de vida. Portanto, discussões sobre qualidade de vida na América Latina necessitam envolver dois aspectos centrais: o conjunto de opressões e desigualdades sociais, incluindo racismo, sexismo e injustiças históricas; e a compreensão do que é uma vida desejável de acordo com os saberes, peculiaridades e modos de viver de cada povo For decades, several peoples in Latin America have been discussing alternative approaches to Eurocentric notions of well-being. In this scenario, a heterogeneous set of ideas was identified as notions of good living. In essence, Latin American notions of good living are considered a set of ideas under construction, that present in common proposals for collective well-being, based on cosmovisions of indigenous peoples of this continent, involving community relations with a territory. This research aims to present an overview of scientific production concerning Latin American notions of good living in the field of psychology (psychology, psychoanalysis, social psychology). The guiding principle is to assess the relevance of this knowledge to the field of Social Psychology. To this end, a scoping review was carried out: a type of knowledge synthesis that follows a systematic approach to map evidence on a topic and identify the main ideas, theories, and gaps in the knowledge of a given field. The sources of information consulted were: Dedalus, Google Scholar, Lilacs, CAPES Journal Portal, Proquest, PsycInfo, Redalyc, Scielo, Scopus, Web of Science, Youtube. Out of a total of 960 works, 79 met the selection criteria. We conclude that, as alternatives to the Eurocentric notions of well-being, the notions of good living present proposals centered on collective well-being, on forms of production and equal distribution of resources, on balanced relations with a territory and possibilities of transcending the material dimension. Latin American notions of good living are claims for new forms of sociability centered on the relationships between living beings and between them and their living space. Therefore, discussions of quality of life in Latin America must involve two fundamental aspects: the set of social oppressions and inequalities, including racism, sexism and historical injustices; and the understanding of what is a desirable life according to the cosmovision, peculiarities and ways of living of each people