Com a finalidade de contribuir para a compreensão da violência como um problema de saúde pública, o presente trabalho foi realizado através de um estudo de caso da violência familiar contra crianças e adolescentes de O a 18 anos de idade, efetuado no período de 1990 a 1993, na cidade de Maringá- PR. Através dos casos denunciados em instituições competentes, a identificação da violência foi feita dentro de um enfoque quantitativo. Num segundo momento, buscou-se a compreensão do significado desse tipo de violência através de uma abordagem qualitativa. Por meio de entrevistas e com o auxílio da técnica de associação de imagens, buscou-se compreender o significado que a violência física familiar tem para os atores sociais que a vivenciaram direta ou indiretamente, e suas justificativas frente a tais atos. Observou-se que 63,8 por cento dos casos denunciados são de violência fisica e que, destes, 48,2 por cento mostram a violência física familiar, revelando que esta incide, principalmente, na faixa etaria compreendida entre 12 e 15 anos de idade, onde o pai surge como principal agressor e a mãe e o vitimizado são os principais agentes denunciantes. Verificou-se, ainda, que o tipo de violência varia de acordo com o sexo e a idade da vítima. Tanto as vítimas como os agressores assimilam a violência física familiar como práticas disciplinadoras e somente as identificam como violência quando ultrapassam seus parâmetros de normalidade, os quais parecem estar relacionados com o grau de violência sofrido anteriormente. / This study aims to contribute for the comprehension o f the violence as a Public Health\'s problem. It was developed through a case study of familiar violence against children and adolescents aged from O to 18 years. It takes in account the cases which have occurred during the period from 1990 to 1993, in the city of Maringá-PR-Brazil. The identification o f the violence was done by a quantitative model, through the denounced cases in competent institutions. In a second step, the comprehension of the meaning of this kind of violence was searched through a qualitative approach. The techniques of interview and the association of images were used to verify which meaning the familiar physical violence has for the social actors who direct or indirectly felt this violence. Their justification to this kind of acts was also considered. It was observed that 63,8 per cent of the denounced cases are related to physical violence and that 48,2 per cent of that cases present the familiar physical violence. This data show that this violence appears mainly in ages from 12 and 15 years, where the father is the main aggressor and the mother and the victim are the main informers. It was also verified that the sort of violence varies according to the victim\'s sex and age. Either the victim or the aggressors assimilate the familiar physical violence as disciplinary practices. The violence is only identified by them as violence when it surpasses their parameters of normality, that seem to be related to the degree of violence they have suffered before.

Com a finalidade de contribuir para a compreensão da violência como um problema de saúde pública, o presente trabalho foi realizado através de um estudo de caso da violência familiar contra crianças e adolescentes de O a 18 anos de idade, efetuado no período de 1990 a 1993, na cidade de Maringá- PR. Através dos casos denunciados em instituições competentes, a identificação da violência foi feita dentro de um enfoque quantitativo. Num segundo momento, buscou-se a compreensão do significado desse tipo de violência através de uma abordagem qualitativa. Por meio de entrevistas e com o auxílio da técnica de associação de imagens, buscou-se compreender o significado que a violência física familiar tem para os atores sociais que a vivenciaram direta ou indiretamente, e suas justificativas frente a tais atos. Observou-se que 63,8 por cento dos casos denunciados são de violência fisica e que, destes, 48,2 por cento mostram a violência física familiar, revelando que esta incide, principalmente, na faixa etaria compreendida entre 12 e 15 anos de idade, onde o pai surge como principal agressor e a mãe e o vitimizado são os principais agentes denunciantes. Verificou-se, ainda, que o tipo de violência varia de acordo com o sexo e a idade da vítima. Tanto as vítimas como os agressores assimilam a violência física familiar como práticas disciplinadoras e somente as identificam como violência quando ultrapassam seus parâmetros de normalidade, os quais parecem estar relacionados com o grau de violência sofrido anteriormente. / This study aims to contribute for the comprehension o f the violence as a Public Health\'s problem. It was developed through a case study of familiar violence against children and adolescents aged from O to 18 years. It takes in account the cases which have occurred during the period from 1990 to 1993, in the city of Maringá-PR-Brazil. The identification o f the violence was done by a quantitative model, through the denounced cases in competent institutions. In a second step, the comprehension of the meaning of this kind of violence was searched through a qualitative approach. The techniques of interview and the association of images were used to verify which meaning the familiar physical violence has for the social actors who direct or indirectly felt this violence. Their justification to this kind of acts was also considered. It was observed that 63,8 per cent of the denounced cases are related to physical violence and that 48,2 per cent of that cases present the familiar physical violence. This data show that this violence appears mainly in ages from 12 and 15 years, where the father is the main aggressor and the mother and the victim are the main informers. It was also verified that the sort of violence varies according to the victim\'s sex and age. Either the victim or the aggressors assimilate the familiar physical violence as disciplinary practices. The violence is only identified by them as violence when it surpasses their parameters of normality, that seem to be related to the degree of violence they have suffered before.

Det finns en problematik kring anmälningsplikten för pedagoger i förskolan i mötet med barn som utsätts för våld i hemmet. Studier pekar på att pedagoger i förskolan i låg utsträckning anmäler till socialtjänsten där det borde ha skett. Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka och belysa pedagogers syn på mötet med barn som utsätts för fysiskt våld i hemmet samt att förstå vilket eventuellt stöd pedagogerna anser de behöver i mötet med barn som befinner sig i riskmiljön att fara illa på grund av fysiskt våld i hemmet. Studien är en kvalitativ undersökning med pedagoger. Metoden vi valde att använda oss av för insamlingen av data bestod av kvalitativa intervjuer. Vi genomförde intervjuer med sex pedagoger som har arbetat olika många år inom förskoleverksamheten. Resultatet av studien visar att pedagogerna har olika erfarenheter kring barn som misstänks fara illa av fysiskt våld i hemmet. Relationer framstår som en avgörande faktor i mötet med nämnda barn. En god föräldrakontakt anses vara av vikt och pedagogerna uttrycker även att stödet i arbetslagen är viktigt och detta resulterar i att sammanhållningen i arbetslaget blir bättre. Samarbetet och relationen med socialtjänsten framträder som ett grundläggande stödbehov för att pedagogerna ska känna att de ser till barnets bästa vid en anmälan. / There are concerns relating to the notification requirement for pedagogues in preschool in the meeting with children who are exposed to violence in the home. Studies indicate that the pedagogues in preschool in low extent reports to the social services where it should have been. The aim of this study is to investigate and highlight pedagogues views in the meeting with children who are exposed to physical violence in the home. But also to understand the possible support pedagogues considers that they need in meeting with children who are in the risk environments because of physical abuse in the home. The study is a qualitative research with pedagogues. The method that we selected to use in the data collection consisted of qualitative interviews. We performed interviews with six pedagogues who have been working various many years in the preschool activities. The result of this study shows that the pedagogues have different experiences about children who are in the risk environments to fare badly because of physical abuse in the home. Relationships appear to be a determining factor in the meeting with the children. A good parental contact is considered important and pedagogues expresses teachers also expressed that the support of the work teams is important and this results in the cohesion becomes better in the work team. The cooperation and the relationship with social services appears as a fundamental support necessary for pedagogues to feel that they can see to the child's best in a notification.

Barnmisshandel är ett globalt folkhälsoproblem som resulterar i stora hälsokonsekvenser.Flera studier har visat att barnmisshandel kan leda till psykisk ohälsa hos de som utsatts,såsom depression och ångest. Det är dock få studier som har undersökt sambandet mellanbarnmisshandel och psykosomatiska symtom hos skolelever. Syftet med studien var attundersöka förekomsten av utsatthet (fysisk barnmisshandel och/eller barn som bevittnat våld)och psykosomatiska symtom bland elever i årskurs nio. Syftet var också att undersökasambandet mellan utsatthet och psykosomatiska symtom. Studien var en tvärsnittsstudie och gjordes utifrån redan insamlad data från den nationellakartläggningen om barnmisshandel 2011. Studiepopulationen bestod av 3207 elever i niondeklass och svarsfrekvensen var 84 procent. Specifikt utvalda frågor ur datamaterialetbearbetades utifrån deskriptiva frekvenstabeller, chi²- test och oddskvoter (OR) med 95procent konfidensintervall. Resultatet beskriver förekomsten av barnmisshandel och/eller bevittnat våld, psykosomatiskasymtom en gång i veckan eller oftare och sambandet dem emellan samt bakgrundsfaktorersom har samband med psykosomatiska symtom. Det var 18 procent av skoleleverna somangav att de någon gång blivit fysisk bestraffade och 7 procent angav att de bevittnat våldmellan föräldrarna. Det var 34 procent av eleverna som rapporterade 1-2 symtom en gång iveckan eller oftare och 26 procent rapporterade 3 eller fler symtom en gång i veckan elleroftare. Det statistsikt signifikanta sambandet mellan fysisk misshandel och psykosomatiskasymtom framkom vara starkare om eleven hade multipla symtom (OR=4,254). Det fannsinget statistiskt signifikant samband mellan att bevittnat våld och 1-2 psykosomatiskasymtom. Däremot fanns ett signifikant samband mellan att ha bevittnat våld hemma och 3eller fler symtom (OR=3,903). / Child abuse is a global public health problem with major health consequences. Several studieshave shown that child abuse can result in mental health problem, such as depression andanxiety. However, there have been few studies about the association between child abuse andpsychosomatic symptoms in schoolchildren. The aim of the study has been to investigate theprevalence of physical child abuse and/or children who have witnessed partner violence andpsychosomatic symptoms. The aim was also to examine physical child abuse associated withpsychosomatic symptoms.The study was a cross- sectional study and was based on already collected data from aNational Survey about Child Abuse 2011. The study constituted of 3207 students in 9th gradeand the response rate was 84 percent. In this study were questions selected from the NationalSurvey about Child Abuse 2011 and data were processed by descriptive tables, chi²- tests andodds ratio (OR) with 95 percent confidence intervals. The results describe the incidence of child abuse and/or children who have witnessed partnerviolence, psychosomatic symptoms once a week or more and the association between themand background factors associated with psychosomatic symptoms. It was 18 percent of thestudents who reported they had been physical punished and 7 percent reported they havewitnessed violence between parents. It was 34 percent of the students who indicated that theyhad 1-2 symptoms once a week or more and 26 percent of the students who indicated that theyhad 3 or more symptoms once a week or more. There were a statistic significant associationbetween physical abuse and psychosomatic symptoms and it was even stronger if the studenthad multiple symptoms (OR=4,254). There were no statistic significant association betweenwitnessing violence and 1-2 psychosomatic symptoms. However, there were a statisticsignificant association between witnessing violence and 3 or more symptoms (OR=3,903).

This study was conducted within two forensic settings, the high security correctional facility Saltviksanstalten, and the forensic psychiatric institution Karsudden hospital. 66 staff members from Saltvik and 39 from Karsudden participated by answering a questionnaire about threat and physical violence perpetrated towards them by inmates/patients. The aim of the present study was to analyze and compare the prevalence of threat and physical violence and related factors perpetrated by inmates/patient towards staff within these two forensic settings with the objectives to compare and analyse the prevalence, characteristics, situations and consequences of the threat and physical violence. The results showed that a higher percentage of participants were exposed to threats and physical violence within the forensic psychiatric setting. As regards to the intentions behind the threats and physical violence, inmates within high security correctional facilities was to a higher degree instrumental whereas patients within the forensic psychiatry showed a higher degree of reactive intentions. The conclusion is that victimization in the form of threat and physical violence is comprehensive, especially within the forensic psychiatry. Due to that victimization increases both the risk of revictimization, and have a number of negative personal- and societal consequences, this is an issue that needs to be highlighted in order to improve both the work environment and the mental health for the staff. / <p>2017-06-01</p>

Magister Curationis - MCur / The Western Cape Province of South Africa has the worst multifactorial crime problem in the country. It has the fastest growing crime rate in many crime categories, such as rape and gun related incidents. The youth in the Cape Flats faces many challenges, such as drug abuse and high incidents of violent attacks. The youth who are exposed to violence are inclined to be violent themselves and are at a higher risk of psychopathology. The experiences of the youth after a violent physical incident were unclear. The purpose of this study is to describe actions for the support of professional nurses at a community health centre to youth victims of physical violence in the Cape Flats. A phenomenological, exploratory, descriptive, contextual design was followed in this study. This study explored and described the lived experiences of youth victims of physical violence in terms of the support they received in a natural setting at a community health centre in the Cape Flats. Purposive sampling was used for the study, and data saturation determined the size of the sample, that was eight participants. Participants were male and female youth members between the ages of 18 and 27 years who had experienced a violent incident and visited a health care centre for follow-up treatment. They were given information sheets that explained the nature of the research project. Individual in-depth interviews were used to collect data. Interviews were conducted in one of the consultation rooms at a community health centre that was quiet and where minimal interruptions occurred. The researcher sought permission from the participants to conduct the interviews and to audio record those interviews. All ethical principles were adhered to in this study; that is confidentiality, anonymity, withdrawal, autonomy, and informed consent. Trust worthiness was ensured during the research process. In cases where participants had experienced psychological distress, they could be referred to a psychologist. However, none of the participants displayed any signs of emotional discomfort during the interviews. Data was analysed using Creswell’s six steps of open coding. All data would be kept under lock and key for five years after the research report has been made available. Main themes that emerged from the data analysis were related to violent incidents that had a negative impact on the participant; participants applied defence mechanisms to deal with their trauma, and participants experienced care and support either negatively or positively. A recommendation of this study is the implementation of an in-service training programme to the nurses who care for the youth after violent physical incidents.

Violence in all forms poses a concern because of associations with multiple adverse effects including injuries and mental health problems. There is however limited data on violence in general and youth violence in particular in Ghana. To explore the nature and scope of youth violence in Ghana, we used the nationwide Global School-based Health Survey, conducted among senior high school students in Ghana, to explore risk and protective factors at the individual, family, and environmental levels associated with sexual and physical violence victimization. A fifth of these students reported being forced to have sex in their lifetime while two out of five had been a victim of a physical attack in the year preceding the survey. In final multivariate analysis, for sexual violence victimization, history of sexual activity with or without condom use at last sex, feeling sad or hopeless, and being a victim of bullying and electronic bullying were identified as risk factors, while having friends who were not sexually active was protective. Independent risk factors for physical violence victimization were attempting suicide in the last year, alcohol use in the past month, and bullying other students in the past month. Parent respect for privacy just reached significance as a protective factor for physical violence victimization in the final model. Recognition of the magnitude of violence victimization among Ghanaian students and associated factors must be used to guide development and implementation of appropriate concrete measures to prevent and address the problem. .

La transmission intergénérationnelle de la violence envers les enfants et les perceptions reliées aux expériences personnelles de violence dans l’enfance ont été peu étudiées auprès de la population générale et encore moins auprès des pères. L’objectif de la présente étude est de déterminer le lien entre, d’une part, la fréquence rapportée de la violence physique sévère vécue dans l’enfance et la légitimité perçue de cette violence et d’autre part, la violence physique mineure et psychologique envers les enfants au sein de la famille actuelle de 204 pères québécois. Les données sont issues de l’enquête sur la violence familiale dans la vie des enfants du Québec réalisée en 2004 par l’Institut de la Statistique du Québec. Il y a un lien significatif entre la fréquence rapportée de la violence physique sévère vécue dans l’enfance et sa légitimité perçue, ainsi qu’avec la violence envers les enfants dans la famille actuelle des pères. Les pères rapportant avoir souvent ou très souvent vécu de la violence physique sévère dans l’enfance ont actuellement des enfants qui vivent plus de violence psychologique que ceux qui en ont parfois vécu. Plus les pères considèrent la violence physique sévère vécue dans l’enfance comme méritée, plus leurs enfants vivent de la violence psychologique. Enfin, les enfants des pères qui considèrent la violence subie comme parfois méritée vivent moins de violence physique mineure que ceux des pères qui la considèrent comme souvent ou très souvent méritée. Les implications pour la recherche et la pratique sont discutées. / Intergenerational patterns of violence against children and perceptions of childhood abuse have not been studied a lot among general population or fathers. The objective of the present study is to determine the link between frequencies of childhood severe physical violence and its perceived legitimacy (first), and minor physical and psychological violence against children in actual family (second) in a sample of 204 fathers from Quebec. Results indicate a significant link between frequencies of childhood severe physical violence and its perceived legitimacy, and violence against children in actual family. Fathers who have often or very often lived childhood severe physical violence have children who suffer more psychological violence than fathers who have lived it sometimes. The more fathers think that childhood violence was deserved, the more their children suffer psychological violence. Finally, children of fathers who think that childhood severe physical violence was sometimes deserved suffer less minor physical violence than those of fathers who think that it was often or very often deserved. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

La transmission intergénérationnelle de la violence envers les enfants et les perceptions reliées aux expériences personnelles de violence dans l’enfance ont été peu étudiées auprès de la population générale et encore moins auprès des pères. L’objectif de la présente étude est de déterminer le lien entre, d’une part, la fréquence rapportée de la violence physique sévère vécue dans l’enfance et la légitimité perçue de cette violence et d’autre part, la violence physique mineure et psychologique envers les enfants au sein de la famille actuelle de 204 pères québécois. Les données sont issues de l’enquête sur la violence familiale dans la vie des enfants du Québec réalisée en 2004 par l’Institut de la Statistique du Québec. Il y a un lien significatif entre la fréquence rapportée de la violence physique sévère vécue dans l’enfance et sa légitimité perçue, ainsi qu’avec la violence envers les enfants dans la famille actuelle des pères. Les pères rapportant avoir souvent ou très souvent vécu de la violence physique sévère dans l’enfance ont actuellement des enfants qui vivent plus de violence psychologique que ceux qui en ont parfois vécu. Plus les pères considèrent la violence physique sévère vécue dans l’enfance comme méritée, plus leurs enfants vivent de la violence psychologique. Enfin, les enfants des pères qui considèrent la violence subie comme parfois méritée vivent moins de violence physique mineure que ceux des pères qui la considèrent comme souvent ou très souvent méritée. Les implications pour la recherche et la pratique sont discutées. / Intergenerational patterns of violence against children and perceptions of childhood abuse have not been studied a lot among general population or fathers. The objective of the present study is to determine the link between frequencies of childhood severe physical violence and its perceived legitimacy (first), and minor physical and psychological violence against children in actual family (second) in a sample of 204 fathers from Quebec. Results indicate a significant link between frequencies of childhood severe physical violence and its perceived legitimacy, and violence against children in actual family. Fathers who have often or very often lived childhood severe physical violence have children who suffer more psychological violence than fathers who have lived it sometimes. The more fathers think that childhood violence was deserved, the more their children suffer psychological violence. Finally, children of fathers who think that childhood severe physical violence was sometimes deserved suffer less minor physical violence than those of fathers who think that it was often or very often deserved. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

Introdução O reconhecimento da violência doméstica contra crianças e adolescentes no Brasil se deu no fim da década de 80, com o estabelecimento do ECA, que tornou obrigatória a notificação, mesmo dos casos suspeitos, numa medida de proteção aos direitos das crianças e dos adolescentes. Ainda que tenha sua magnitude desconhecida, é apontada como um fenômeno crescente em todo o mundo e seu conhecimento encontra-se em processo de construção. Em função das graves conseqüências que acarreta às vítimas e às suas famílias, seu estudo se justifica, no intuito de dar visibilidade ao tema, a partir dos casos atendidos no Instituto Médico Legal de Fortaleza. Objetivos - Analisar as características da violência doméstica contra crianças e adolescentes atendidos no Instituto Médico Legal (IML) de Fortaleza, visando contribuir para a formulação de políticas públicas de enfrentamento deste problema na população estudada, a partir de estratégias apropriadas de prevenção e controle. Métodos - Estudo descritivo, transversal, com método quantitativo. A população foi constituída por 343 crianças e adolescentes residentes na Região Metropolitana de Fortaleza e atendidos no IML de Fortaleza, no período de 1º de julho a 31 de dezembro de 2008. Para obtenção dos dados foram utilizados a guia policial e o instrumento próprio da pesquisa. Resultados Dentre as vítimas de violência doméstica contra crianças e adolescentes, observou-se predominância do sexo feminino (235 68,5 por cento) e da faixa etária de 10 a 14 anos. As vítimas moravam, sobretudo, com os pais (166 48,4 por cento), no município de Fortaleza (234 68,2 por cento), em famílias de renda per capita inferior a quatrocentos reais (276 80,4 por cento), cujo principal agressor foi o pai (109 31,8 por cento) e notificante, a mãe (166 48,4 por cento). Os principais tipos de violência doméstica detectados foram: violência física (172 50,1 por cento) e sexual (167 48,7 por cento). Na violência física verificou-se distribuição harmônica quanto ao sexo da vítima (masculino: 77 44,8 por cento; feminino: 95 55,2 por cento), faixa etária predominante de 10 a 14 anos para os homens (27 35,0 por cento) e 15 a 19 anos para as mulheres (38 40,0 por cento), com predomínio de famílias nucleares (94 54,6 por cento), renda per capita inferior a quatrocentos reais (139 80,8 por cento), sendo o pai (58 33,7 por cento) e a mãe (55 31,9 por cento) os principais agressores. Evidenciou-se frequência elevada de habitualidade (137 79,7 por cento), laudo pericial positivo em todos os casos, a maioria das lesões foi leve (168 97,7 por cento), segmento corporal mais atingido foram membros (72 41,8 por cento) e o principal notificante foi a mãe (72 41,0 por cento). A violência sexual revelou supremacia de vítimas do sexo feminino (137 82,0 por cento), faixa etária predominante de 10 a 14 anos (70 51,1 por cento), com percentual elevado de famílias nucleares (71 42,5 por cento) e com padrasto (60 35,9 por cento), renda per capita inferior a quatrocentos reais (133 79,6 por cento), sendo padrasto (54 32,3 por cento) e pai (50 30,0 por cento) os principais agressores. Evidenciou-se frequência elevada de habitualidade (106 63,5 por cento), laudo pericial negativo na maioria dos casos (144 86,2 por cento) e a mãe foi o principal agente notificante (92 55,0 por cento). Conclusões os dados mostram que a violência doméstica contra crianças e adolescentes evidenciada no IML permite para dar mais visibilidade ao fenômeno, contribuindo para a elaboração de políticas públicas de prevenção e de atendimento às vítimas e suas famílias, visando à diminuição dessa problemática / Introduction - The recognition of domestic violence against children and adolescents in Brazil was in the late 80\'s with the establishment of the ECA, which has obliged to report even suspected cases, a measure of protection to the rights of children and adolescents. Although its magnitude was unknown, is identified as a growing phenomenon around the world and their knowledge is under construction. Because of the serious consequences that entails for victims and their families, their study is warranted in order to give visibility to the issue, from the cases treated at the Forensic Institute in Fortaleza. Objectives - To analyze the characteristics of domestic violence against children and adolescents treated at the Institute of Forensic Medicine (IML) of Fortaleza, in order to contribute to the formulation of public policies to face this problem in the population studied, as appropriate strategies for prevention and control. Methods - Cross-sectional study with quantitative method. The study population consisted of 343 children and adolescents living in the metropolitan area of Fortaleza and served in the IML of Fortaleza in the period from July 1 to December 31, 2008. To obtain the data were used to guide police and the instrument\'s own research. Results - Among the victims of domestic violence against children and adolescents, there was a predominance of females (235 - 68.5 per cent) and aged 10 to 14 years. The victims lived, especially with parents (166 - 48.4 per cent), in Fortaleza (234 - 68.2 per cent) in families of per capita income of less than four hundred reais (276 - 80.4 per cent), the main aggressor was the father (109 - 31.8 per cent) and notifying, the mother (166 - 48.4 per cent). The main types of domestic violence identified were: physical violence (172 - 50.1 per cent) and sexual (167 - 48.7 per cent). Physical violence occurred harmonic distribution by sex of victim (male: 77 - 44.8 per cent, female: 95 - 55.2 per cent), predominant age group of 10 to 14 years for men (27 - 35.0 per cent) and 15 to 19 years for women (38 - 40.0 per cent), with a predominance of nuclear families (94 - 54.6 per cent), per capita income of less than four hundred reais (139 - 80.8 per cent), and father (58 - 33.7 per cent) and mother (55 - 31.9 per cent) the main aggressors. It was observed high frequency of habituation (137 - 79.7 per cent), expert report positive in all cases, most injuries were mild (168 - 97.7 per cent), body part most affected were members (72 41.8 per cent) and the main notifying was the mother (72 - 41.0 per cent). Sexual violence revealed the supremacy of female victims (137 - 82.0 per cent), predominant age group of 10 to 14 years (70 - 51.1 per cent), with a high percentage of nuclear families (71 - 42.5 per cent) and stepfather (60 - 35.9 per cent), per capita income of less than four hundred reais (133 - 79.6 per cent) and stepfather (54 - 32.3 per cent) and father (50 - 30.0 per cent) the main aggressors. It was observed high frequency of habituation (106 - 63.5 per cent), expert report negative in most cases (144 - 86.2 per cent) and the mother was the principal agent notifying (92 - 55.0 per cent). Conclusions - the data show that domestic violence against children and adolescents demonstrated in the IML allows for the visibility of the phenomenon, contributing to the development of public policies to prevent and care for victims and their families in order to reduce this problem