Homicídios juvenis em Fortaleza: questões para a estratégia saúde da família

Abstract

This article analyzes how urban violence is treated by professionals from the Family Health Strategy teams in the city of Fortaleza-CE, problematizing the effects of the intensification of homicides in the daily lives of these professionals. The study is the result of an inter(in)vention-research, using the cartography method, which analyzed institutional practices around the issue of juvenile homicides in territories on the outskirts of the capital of Ceará. The discussion was based on the articulation of Social Psychology with authors from related fields who follow similar paths in dealing with youth and the expressions of violence. Data were produced by observations in daily life, conversations in the territory, discussion groups and interviews. The results and discussion section addresses: the challenge of understanding the phenomenon of violence as a locus of action-reflection-action, demanding community and intersectoral practices around a new agenda in the scope of public health policies.