The purpose of this study is to check the progress of public policies regarding promotion of the right of children and adolescents with mental disorder to family and community living. We select the policies of Social Welfare and Mental Health, focusing, more specifically, the guidelines for the CAPSi - Psychosocial Care Centre for Children and Youth - and the CRAS - Reference Centre for Social Welfare. The National Policy on Social Welfare are recent. The current priority of the Social Welfare falls under the family and its members. It is understood that the families of children and adolescents with mental disorders are more vulnerable socially and economically because the entire burden caused by symptoms of mental disorder, so it is considered that the performance of Social Welfare is of extreme importance. However, regard to children and adolescents with mental disorder, much can still be done. The Mental Health Policy to Children and Youth also emphasizes the family too. It is believed that children and adolescents are most likely to have success in treatment when kept in their home environment. Families should be included in treatment. This study found that professionals in the CAPSi are very attentive and involved with the Mental Health Policy and its guidelines. Above all there is a wealth of work with families of children and adolescents with mental disorders, demonstrating the concern with the promotion of the right to family and community living.