Abstract

OLIVEIRA, Ana Paula Granzotto de  and  MILNITSKY-SAPIRO, Clary. Public policies for adolescents in social vulnerability: sheltering and provisory nature. Psicol. cienc. prof. [online]. 2007, vol.27, n.4, pp.623-635. ISSN 1414-9893.

This paper is the outcome of a master's degree research project developed within two sheltering institutions for adolescents in the city of Porto Alegre-RS, Brazil - one governmental and the other non-governmental (NGO) - that analyzes both the daily practices and the premises of these institutions as a means to identify possible differences between the shelters. Additionally, this paper raises a number of relevant questions about public policies when applied to sheltering adolescents in a socially vulnerable situation, as a means of fomenting future discussions. Through the content analysis of the narratives of interviewed adults and adolescents, this paper describes how macro and micro policies interfere in the services offered, and emphasizes the complex relationship between the provisory nature of the protection measures, as praised by ECA (Child and Adolescent Statute), and the importance of bonds between the caregivers and the sheltered as a means of permitting the resignification of the sheltered life stories.

Keywords : Public policies; ECA; Sheltering; Adolescents.

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