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In our last report, we outlined the main scientific activities that CEINP has set up in its scientific and investigative projects, mainly in the social arena for the end of 2007 and into 2008.
The Social Development Project “Virada social” (“Social Turnpoint”, sponsored by the RUKHA Institute, which follows the hypothesis and theories developed within CEINP's studies and investigation, will continue in 2008, doubling the number of children and assisted families. With this greater outreach effort to the community and the institutions therein, we hope to enhance our support of autonomy, local capacity, and self-production. We also seek, through a specific social-educative program, to persuade affluent communities to take a greater share of responsibility for the general state of the social–economic-cultural differences, bringing their conscious participation to the mission of eradicating poverty and increasing awareness that social violence is a consequence of poverty.
The partnership between CEINP and UNIFESP (Federal University of São Paulo) will continue during 2008, with the implantation of our own Center of Studies. It will be created by Rukha Institute/CEINP, which will provide the physical infrastructure and institutional operations, and PROVE, which is the UNIFESP Center of Studies for depression, stress, and violence. This center will bring resources for the projects to be developed within the community, infused with the spirit and strategies of the “Virada” Project. During the first semester, a chapter was initiated near the University, where the administrative and coordinative center operates, with an advanced post in the suburb of Capão Redondo. There, the outpatient department and other necessary resources for treatment and research operate.
Basically, our purpose is to investigate the influence of social situation on the generation of mental states and in the generation of violence, exploring causes, aggravating factors, and possible solutions. We also seek