This paper is an analysis of an experience developed along with the Projeto Rotas Recriadas, in Campinas (state of São Paulo), a project designed to combat child and teenager sexual abuse, and in specific sexual exploitation. Through the partnership with Projeto Metuia, promoted by the Federal University of São Carlos, participants carried out academic and research activities. Workshop activities were developed, using individual and collective images as elements to assist in reestablishment of self, at ten Social Centers. In this project health professionals were introduced in a social, educational and cultural sphere, seeking to reach the teenagers, identify their demands and promote actions aiming to mediate and address the specific needs identified. The paper discuss the need for social interaction and activities as key elements in the process of bonding, creating ties and establishing goals for teenagers who are socially vulnerable.
adolescent; health consortia; social vulnerability; interdisciplinary research; sexual violence; social works
