Prevention Aspects Biological Psychological, Social and Spiritual 

Monica Becker (Brazil)

Began with a tape of rap music youth in Brazil and continued with a film which was not possible to transcribe – abstract of ideas below - 

Monica Becker initiated the Casa Adolescente do Brasil and developed the services and concepts

Vtirzea Paulista is a city of the countryside of Sao Paulo that emancipated the only 35 years and nowadays there are about 120 thousand people. With little recourse of structure and to growing up of social problems victimizing specially the youths become a sorrowful characteristic of the country.

However in 1987 the V Casa do Adolescente do Brasil was inaugurated, a pioneer initiative.

From adolescence’s understanding how question bio-psyque and of who the attention to the problem is a task that overpass the borders of the public authority, otherwise religion entities incumbence, but, neither scientific support, joined together specialists group composted for doctors, psychologist, phonologies and sociologists.

Besides there is a prop of Deliberative Council constituted for priests, shepherds and 57 churches of different creeds. This pioneer union created a strong bond with the population.

Nowadays we are working with about 2000 teens. Since 1987 we have attended in” Casa do Adolescente” a totality of 8000 teens. ( Observation: This information were updated according to the video film that we will sending).

The teens may opt for two among 27 activities offered by “Casa do Adolescente”, for example: Computers’ Course, International languages Courses, Theatre, Music’s Class and others...

And annex them; the teens participate in discussion and lectures about:

-	Drug’ s prevention; under-aged pregnancy; disagreements relationship; physical, social and emotional development; sexually transmitted diseases ( S.T.D ); importance of a job and meeting of prayer during the weekdays neither specific doctrine. They also spread our project in various famous channels in Brazilian telecommunications, theatres, cultures centers, schools and multidisciplinary training.

All theory is evaluated through surveys carried out, among them: “The teen’s house in the school”, “The sexuality beyond report”, “The teen’s voice”, “Assessment to discover nutritional diversion in the teens. (Anorexia, obesity, bulimia and anaemia)”.

For that our project obtained a scientific characteristic, we have entered into agreement with the gynecology’s matter of Medical Faculty from Jundial City.

With the strong involvement in the our project, the teens become multipliers agents together the teachers, coordinators, schools’ directors and parents in the their own community.