Na exclusão social, palavras que alimentam e incluem o sujeito

Abstract

"Street kids" seek, in public space, a "way out" for violence, abandonment, ruptures, and complex situations of social vulnerability. In the midst of psychological distress, laceration, as well as the imperative of survival, the appeal and search of the subject for a place of addressing is herein highlighted. Based upon an experience with children and adolescents living on the streets (Olinda/PE - Brazil) and founded on the theoretical contribution provided by Freudian and Lacanian psychoanalysis, questions are raised about the demand addressed to the institution, which, by feeding them with words, plays the role of the Other -Treasure of signifiers - giving them symbolic consistency, making a hole in the Real of the street.