Abstract

TONDIN, Mara Cristina; BARROS NETA, Maria da Anunciação P.  and  PASSOS, Luiz Augusto. Street Cabinet: away of intervention to drug use with homeless people. R. Educ. Públ. [online]. 2013, vol.22, n.49, suppl.02, pp.485-501. ISSN 2238-2097.

This research aims to describe aspects the clinical strategy of the street consulting accomplish educational, preventive and confronting actions to drug use by homeless people. The Street cabinet constitutes an important public health device intending to contribute with scientific studies and research on this reality. The qualitative research is based on the phenomenological comprehensive orientation of homeless people’s report. This methodology favored possibilities for intervention though the Harm Reduction perspective, in an experience of seen and unseen in the street context.

Keywords : Consultório de Rua; Pessoas em Situação de Rua; Drogas; Ética do Cuidado; Street Cabinet; Home Less People; Drugs; Ethics of Care.

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