Abstract
The rights of children and adolescents are provided by law and it is the duty of the State, family and society to care for them. Health and education professionals are responsible for reporting suspected or confirmed cases of rights violation. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and qualification of violation of children’s and adolescents’ rights in the State of Paraná between 2009 and 2014. A descriptive and observational quantitative study was carried out based on the records of the Child Protective Services in Paraná, accessed through the Information System for Childhood and Adolescence (SIPIA). A total of 129.123 violations of rights were found. Among those cases, the right to familiar and communitarian companionship stands out with the greatest number of violations, followed by the right to education, culture, sports and leisure. Mothers were found to be the main aggressors, followed by fathers, and sexual violence/abuse was the most prevalent type of violence. In conclusion, there was a significant amount of violation of children’s and adolescents’ rights in the State of Paraná during the period covered by this research, and it has increased over the years. Besides, we found out that there is a predisposition of gender and age group for each variable analyzed.
Highlights
Received on May 5, 2019.Accepted on November 26, 2019.Children’s and adolescents’ rights are listed in the Federal Constitution
Our research shows that the number of cases of violated rights has increased over the years, and that the most common situations involve familiar and communitarian companionship, followed by education, culture, sports and leisure
Violation of children’s and adolescents’ rights has reached significant numbers over the years in Paraná, which calls for efficient public policies. All this emphasizes the relevance of the role played by health and education professionals in suspecting and reporting cases of that nature
Summary
Received on May 5, 2019.Accepted on November 26, 2019.Children’s and adolescents’ rights are listed in the Federal Constitution. Children’s and adolescents’ rights are listed in the Federal Constitution. The State, together with family and society, must provide such groups with dignity and protection. The Brazilian Child and Youth Statute (ECA) has created a Rights Assurance System (SGD), whose model establishes a comprehensive partnership between governments and civil society in order to elaborate and monitor the execution of all public policies regarding children and adolescents. The aforementioned system is sustained by three foundational aspects, namely ‘promotion of rights’, ‘defense’ and ‘social control’. The categories of rights sustained by ECA are ‘life and health’, ‘freedom, respect and dignity’, ‘familiar and communitarian companionship’, ‘education, culture, sports and leisure’ and ‘professionalization and protection at work’. The violation of any of these rights demands intervention
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