Sentidos do centro pop para pessoas adultas em situação de rua: estudo de dois municípios

Abstract

The growing number of researches on the topic “people in a street situation” has been expanding bibliographic references focusing on the subject. Concerned with clarifying why the individual is on the streets, how did your life get in that situation. However, there is still a small number of studies that are concerned with researching the places where this population is served. Thus, this research aimed to identify the meanings that the “Centro Pop” equipment has for those who enjoy its services. Therefore, semi-structured interviews were carried out with 10 people in a street situation from two municipalities. The analysis started from the discursive practices, being divided in two moments. First, we describe everyday practices, revealing a little bit of day-to-day equipment. Subsequently, an analysis was carried out in relation to the expectations that people have when seeking care at the “Centro Pop”, and how this service provided life change or not for them. It was observed that the equipment keeps people dependent on the State, not allowing routine or life change. The services offered, by distancing themselves from individual needs, provide that people have their potential reduced, are dehumanized. It is concluded that the “Centro Pop”, through the established relationships, seems to cause harm to the people in a streetsituation. Does not meet the expectations of people in a street situation, whether the simplest, as a space for hygiene, or more complex, such as the real possibility of leaving the streets.