“Changing the Game” Program (CTGP) – Overcoming: Psychosocial Intervention for Vulnerable Young People

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https://doi.org/10.20435/pssa.v1i1.2619

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youth, young people, epidemiology, innovation programs, social vulnerability

Abstract

Objective: To describe the scope of Projeto Virando o Jogo – Programa Superação, based in Fortaleza, CE, and to analyze the profile of young people reached by the intervention project. Methodology: Descriptive study, with analysis of secondary data from JotForms platform, record of interventions carried out by psychologists and social workers, from 2020 to 2022. Interventions were based on the perspective of social psychology and social sciences. Results: A total of 1516 youth were seen and 444 groups, 413 home visits and 72 meetings with caregivers were conducted. The main reason for the psychosocial care was related to emotional disorders, with 171 records (depression+suicidal ideation+anxiety). Conclusion: Qualified listening for young people in large-scale programs provides an understanding of the most relevant problems that hinder their family and social relationships. Interventions with young people and family members in settings of social vulnerability are necessary to minimize internal conflicts and improve socioemotional pattern.

Author Biographies

Jaína Linhares Alcantara, Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)

PhD in Social Sciences from the Federal University of Bahia. Master in Social Anthropology from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. Bachelor in Social Sciences from the State University of Ceará. Substitute professor in the Department of Social Sciences at the Federal University of Ceará. Researcher with a scholarship from the Chief Scientist Program, FUNCAP – CE – Virando o Jogo Project.

Danyelle Nilin Gonçalves, Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)

PhD and Master in Sociology from the Federal University of Ceará (UFC). Graduated in Social Sciences from UFC. Professor at UFC, Department of Social Sciences. Researcher with a scholarship from the Chief Scientist Program, FUNCAP-CE.

Alesandra de Araújo Benevides, Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)

PhD in Economics from the Federal University of Ceará (UFC). Master in Economics and a degree in Social Communication from UFC. PhD Professor at UFC, Sobral Campus. Postdoctoral fellow, Chief Scientist Program, FUNCAP.

Ricardo Hugo Gonzalez, Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)

PhD in Public Health from the Federal University of Ceará. Master in Human Movement Sciences from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Specialist in Aquatic Activities from UNOPAR. Graduated in Full Degree in Physical Education from the United Faculties of Administration, Accounting and Economic Sciences of Palmas - Parana. Researcher with a scholarship from the Chief Scientist Program, FUNCAP – CE, Virando o Jogo Project.

Raquel Barreira Rolim, Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR)

Post-doctorate with a CNPq/FUNCAP research scholarship for Scientific and Regional Development, linked to the Department of Postgraduate Studies in Psychology at the Federal University of Ceará. PhD in Psychology "Psychopathology and Psychanalysis" from the Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris. Master in Psychology "Clinical Practices of the Body and Psychanalytic Anthropology" from the University of Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris. Graduated in Psychology from the University of Fortaleza. Researcher with a scholarship from the Chief Scientist Project - FUNCAP - CE, Virando o Jogo Project.

Alexandre Kerr Pontes, Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR)

PhD (sandwich modality) from the University of the Republic of Uruguay (UDELAR) with the Historical and Political Foundations of Practices in Psychology Program. PhD in Psychology from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Master in Psychology from the Federal University of Ceará (UFC). Graduated in Psychology from UFC. Researcher with a scholarship from the Chief Scientist Program, FUNCAP – CE, Virando o Jogo Project.

Mariana López Matias, Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR)

PhD in Social Policy from the University of Brasília (UNB), with a Sandwich Doctorate Internship/CAPES at Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada. Master in Social Work from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE). Specialist in City Management and Social Projects from the State University of Ceará (UECE). Social Worker from UFPE. Researcher with a scholarship from the Virando o Jogo Project – FUNCAP.

Janaina Oleinik Moura Rosa, Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)

Master in Computer Science from PUC-Rio with research experience at EPFL (École Polytechnique Federale de Laussane, Switzerland). Graduated in Computer Engineering from Universidad Catolica Nuestra Senora de La Asunción. Specialist in Data Analysis and founder of Nex2me. Researcher with a scholarship from the Virando o Jogo Project – FUNCAP.

Yuri Valentim Carneiro Gomes, Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)

Undergraduate in Medicine from the Federal University of Ceará (UFC). Scholarship holder of the Virando o Jogo Project.

Maria Suelly Nogueira Pinheiro, Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)

Undergraduate in Medicine at the Federal University of Ceará (UFC). Grant holder of the Virando o Jogo Project.

Carla Melo da Escóssia, Governo do Estado do Ceará (GovCE)

PhD in Sociology from the Federal University of Ceará. Master's degree in Sociology from the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales. Bachelor's degree in Social Work from the State University of Ceará. Special Advisor to the Governor, Government of the State of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE.

Marcia Maria Tavares Machado, Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)

Post-doctorate at the Harvard School of Public Health. PhD in Community Health Nursing from the Federal University of Ceará (UFC). Master's degree in Public Health and bachelor's degree in Nursing from UFC. Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará. Chief Scientist (SPS), FUNCAP.

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2025-05-29

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Alcantara, J. L., Gonçalves, D. N. ., Benevides, A. de A., Gonzalez, R. H. ., Rolim, R. B. ., Pontes, A. K. ., Matias, M. L. ., Rosa, J. O. M., Gomes, Y. V. C. ., Pinheiro, M. S. N. ., Escóssia, C. M. da, & Machado, M. M. T. . (2025). “Changing the Game” Program (CTGP) – Overcoming: Psychosocial Intervention for Vulnerable Young People. Revista Psicologia E Saúde, 17, e17102619. https://doi.org/10.20435/pssa.v1i1.2619

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