title: [Proposal of an index for government measures to deal with domestic violence against children and adolescents].
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.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Saúde da Mulher, da Criança e do Adolescente Fernandes Figueira, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, BR.
authors.forename: Suely
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deslandes
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Saúde da Mulher, da Criança e do Adolescente Fernandes Figueira, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, BR.
authors.forename: Corina Helena Figueira
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Mendes
authors.affiliation: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, BR.
authors.forename: Liana Wernersbach
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Pinto
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control; D002651:Child Advocacy; D003697:Delphi Technique; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D033161:Government Regulation; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012042:Registries