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ARTIGO / ARTICLE

Atenção a Crianças e Adolescentes Vítimas de Violência
Doméstica: Análise de um Serviço
Care of Children and Adolescents Suffering Domestic Violence:
Analysis of a Service
Suely F. Deslandes 1
DESLANDES, S. F. Care of Children and Adolescents Suffering Domestic Violence: Analysis of a Service. Cad. Saúde Pública, Rio de Janeiro, 10 (supplement 1): 177-187, 1994.
This paper provides a partial synthesis of the study entitled “Prevent and Protect: Analysis of an
Organization to Aid Children Suffering from Domestic Violence”. The study analyzes the work of
Regional Centers Against Child Abuse (CRAMIs) in caring for children and adolescents who have been abused through intra-family violence. In technical and methodological terms, the study promotes a dialogue between quantitative and qualitative approaches, focusing on structure, processes, and representations present in the work of the CRAMIs, and characterizing the families assisted during the 1988-1992 period. It presents the profile of the families as well as the profile of the CRAMI’s work. In light of the results, the study considers the potential contribution of CRAMIs to the implementation of actions in the public health system.
Key words: Domestic Violence; Violence Against Children; Infant Health; Adolescent Health

INTRODUÇÃO
Estudiosos afirmam que, quando se tratam dos aspectos de morbidade por violência contra crianças, o âmbito familiar é o locus privilegiado destes atos sociais (Azevedo & Guerra,
1989; Guerra, 1985; Oliveira, 1989; Santos,
1987; Straus et al., 1980), infligidos quase sempre pelos próprios pais ou responsáveis e exercidos de forma variadas, isto é, através de violência física, violência sexual, violência psicológica, abandono intencional e negligência, ou seja, por um conjunto de atos violentos denominados “maus-tratos”.
A questão dos maus-tratos pode ser encontrada em relatos clínicos que datam de fins do século XIX. Contudo, somente no