Desafios do profissional de saúde na notificação da violência: obrigatoriedade, efetivação e encaminhamento

Abstract

The notification of the occurrence or suspicion of violence is mandatory for health pro-fessionals and is a key tool for epidemiological surveillance and the definition of public policies for prevention and intervention. However, profes-sionals feel unprepared for this assignment, which renders underreporting prevalent. To address this issue, the objective is to identify the means avail-able to the professional to submit notification as well as ensure due process follow-up. For this pur-pose, research and document analysis was con-ducted in Brazilian legislation, ordinances, and government programs, codes of ethics and consul-tation of the literature in databases on the sub-ject 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 specif-ic 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.