title: [Challenges facing health professionals in the notification of violence: mandatory implementation and follow-up procedures].
abstract: The notification of the occurrence or suspicion of violence is mandatory for health professionals and is a key tool for epidemiological surveillance and the definition of public policies for prevention and intervention. However, professionals feel unprepared for this assignment, which renders underreporting prevalent. To address this issue, the objective is to identify the means available to the professional to submit notification as well as ensure due process follow-up. For this purpose, research and document analysis was conducted in Brazilian legislation, ordinances, and government programs, codes of ethics and consultation of the literature in databases on the subject over a period of five years to establish a brief comparative analysis with other countries. The conclusion drawn is that while some measures are inapplicable, knowledge about the appropriate process for the notification and routing to specific organs will enable healthcare professionals to make the appropriate decisions for the protection and safety of the victim, besides the measures in order to change this situation of violence in the country.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Odontologia Infantil e Social, Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Araçatuba, SP, Brasil, cleagarbin@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Cléa Adas Saliba
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Garbin
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Odontologia Infantil e Social, Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Araçatuba, SP, Brasil, cleagarbin@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Isabella de Andrade
authors.initials: Ide A
authors.lastname: Dias
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Odontologia Infantil e Social, Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Araçatuba, SP, Brasil, cleagarbin@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Tânia Adas Saliba
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Rovida
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Odontologia Infantil e Social, Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Araçatuba, SP, Brasil, cleagarbin@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Artênio José Ísper
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Garbin
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D014754:Violence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*