Citation

Deslandes S, Mendes CH, Pinto LW. Cad. Saude Publica 2015; 31(8): 1709-1720.

Vernacular Title

Proposição de um índice do enfrentamento governamental à violência intrafamiliar contra crianças e adolescentes.

Affiliation

Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, BR.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Escola Nacional De Saude Publica)

DOI

10.1590/0102-311X00086714

PMID

26375649

Abstract

The article discusses the development of the Index for Dealing with Family Violence to assess municipal strategies related to this violation of children's and adolescents' rights. Development of the index involved a preliminary analysis of indicators from previous studies and a technical expert group. Four indicators were selected: the existence of a municipal plan for dealing with violence against children and adolescents; the existence of an inter-sector flow for treating and following up on children and adolescents in situations of family violence; number of guardianship councils in relation to the municipality's population; and the existence of standardized instruments in municipal school, social work, and health systems for reporting situations of violence against children and adolescents. The databank from a previous study was used in an exercise to apply the indicator in four Brazilian state capitals. The indicator can serve as a tool for monitoring and mobilizing efforts to implement measures for dealing with family violence.

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