Políticas públicas implementadas em Capão da Canoa visando a proteção da criança e adolescente em situação de vulnerabilidade : uma análise do núcleo de apoio a famílias.

Abstract

Public policies can be described as a set of actions and decisions taken by the State with the aim of solving problems and meeting needs of the population. Public policies are fundamental to ensure the promotion of social well-being, the reduction of inequalities and economic development. In this context, public policies play a fundamental role in protecting and promoting the rights of vulnerable teenagers and children, since this vulnerable group of society had its rights officially recognized only in 1988, with the enactment of the Constitution, by assuring the protection of the rights of children and youth, bringing transformations of great conversion by recognizing the joint responsibility of the State, the family and society in the search for the well-being of these population segments. The social vulnerability that affects children and teenagers is characterized by economic inequality, poverty, social exclusion, the absence of emotional bonds with in the family and lack of access to basic services such as education, work, health and food. In this scenario, the Municipality of Capão da Canoa, now the territorial space chosen as the basis for the research of this work, has a great deficiency in terms of the existence of specific public policies for the protection of children and teenagers in vulnerable situations.