Leisure Practices and Public Spaces for Conviviality as a Potential Form of Protection in the Relationship between Youth and Risk

Abstract This article debates relationships between youth, leisure and risk in a broad perspective based on a concern of professionals who work daily in the Network of Care for Childhood and Adolescence (RAIA) of Chapecó. The objective is to understand what youths and their parents who have ties with the Conviviality Service for Strengthening Ties, of the Secretariat for Social Assistance of Chapecó, SC, recognize as practices and locations of leisure and their associated risks. The qualitative research used focus groups to collect data. The results are analyzed by identifying central themes based on theoretical references.