Abstract:

Abstract This is a cross-sectional study with a quantitative and descriptive approach, carried out in the year 2016, with the goal of identifying the profile of professionals in the System for Guaranteeing the Rights of Children and Adolescents (Sistema de Garantia de Direitos da Criança e do Adolescente), characterizing institutions that make up this system and raising the debate on contributions of nursing professionals to the safety net. 44 professionals from the System participated, 88.6% of them were women, 11.4% were health professionals, and 2.3% were nurses. The Third Sector represented 27.38%. There was an expressive number of professionals who integrated the Social Protection Services when considering public services and those in the Third Sector. Primary care and basic social protection can play a fundamental role in the protection network for children and adolescents, due to their wide insertion over the land. The strengthening of primary prevention against violence is urgent, in alliance with the training of professionals.

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