title: Public care policies for child and adolescent victims of domestic violence.
abstract: This is a qualitative study that aimed to know and analyze the social representations of social workers regarding the assistance to the child and adolescent, victims of domestic violence. The data collection was carried out through semi-structured interviews and participant observation. The data analysis was based on the hermeneutic-dialectic perspective. The empirical categories that emerged from the subjects' representations were: "lack of policy", "do not support because have not received support", and "social assistance" whereas the political economic aspect was highlighted as determinant of violence; the cultural aspects, perpetuating a cycle of violence in the families. An important step must be taken is the formulation of public policies directed to all children and adolescents and not policies of exception, directed only to those who are in situation of "social and personal risk".
authors.affiliation: University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brasil. telmavend@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Telma Sanchez
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Vendruscolo
authors.forename: Maria das Graças Carvalho
authors.initials: Md
authors.lastname: Ferriani
authors.forename: Marta Angélica Iossi
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011640:Public Policy; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012944:Social Support; D012947:Social Work / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*