The sexual violence against children and adolescents is a public health problem that demands an adequate intervention. The present study aims to identify the performance of the Sentinela Program of Blumenau/SC due to sexual violence against children and adolescents. The study presents the mapping of service and the vulnerability factors in the program's resource network. The methodology used in the research was the documentary analysis of the interventions that were performed by the program. The study was composed by 30 medical records for all children and adolescents in situations of sexual violence treated at the Sentinela that have been disconnected from the program in the second semester of 2009. The results revealed that the Sentinela Program is a tool against sexual violence against children and adolescents but at the same time they showed that the program needs improvement. Among the assistance factors observed were the credibility of the Sentinela, the treatment with children and adolescents' parents, the variety of interventions and the relationship among psychological, social and legal aspects. On the other hand the vulnerability factors were the lack of communication among institutions to articulate the necessary protection measures, badly planned interventions, failure to complete the intervention with the perpetrator of the violence and the lack of information in some records.
Child abuse; Abuse sexual; Sex offenses; Public policies
