Abstract This study aimed to identify, in the scientific productions, the healthcare demands of children in situations of violence. A bibliographic review developed in May 2014 in the data bases LILACS and MEDLINE, with the descriptors: “violence” and “child abuse’ and “child”. It was totalized 31 full studies, by the theme content analysis it was highlighted categories. It was found demands: of prevention, of diagnosis, of protection, of surveillance, medical, therapeutic and of social support. These demands showed the need […]

Abstract Violence in childhood is a phenomenon of great magnitude that contributes to increasing demand for care in public health services. In front of this context, the objectives were to describe the scientific production about the violence in childhood, emphasizing the prospects and challenges for Nursing action. This is an integrative literature review, through research articles in scientific databases Medline and Lilacs. Were analyzed 19 papers published between 2003-2013, using the following descriptors: violence; child maltreatment; Nursing. The scientific literature […]

Abstract This article, trough theory perceptions, brings the discussion about violence into the health field as a strategic to inform, to become sensible, to make the professionals co-responsible to this area to the prevention and appropriate facility to children and adolescents that are victims of violence. This paper has a purpose to contribute to the reflexion about the characteristics of adolescents, its vulnerability and the risk factors to the violence; to characterize the different kinds of violence committed against children […]