Diagnóstico situacional da violência contra crianças e adolescentes com deficiência em três instituições do Rio de Janeiro

Perfil socioeconômico, demográfico e consumo alimentar da pessoa com deficiência física adquirida do município de Itajaí (SC)

“…O impacto econômico causado pela deficiência foi relatado por Cavalcante et al (2009), o qual acontece pela sequência de acontecimentos pós-trauma, como a visita a serviços sociais e de saúde; a perda de emprego e a redução da produtividade; o impacto nas famílias e nos provedores de atenção, que intensificam as despesas para o indivíduo, à família e também à comunidade. Ressalta-se também que os rendimentos familiares diminuíram após a deficiência, fato que deverá ser mais bem investigado, a fim de se associar os motivos desta diminuição de renda.…”

Trabalhadores de uma Unidade Básica de Saúde na interface com a violência

“…This is partly due to the fact that situations of violence occur at a highly complex level, as it is associated with extreme poverty and diverse social contrasts experienced by the Brazilian population, such as differences in access to income, education, health and good housing conditions (19) . The accumulation of violent situations, including institutional ones, is a threat to workers' health, who are responsible for caring for the population.…”

Relato de caso clínico: violencia doméstica contra una paciente portadora de síndrome de down

“…According to Cavalcante et al (6) , the increased risk for violence against people with disabilities is linked to a combination of social, cultural, and economic factors, and not only to the disability itself; it depends on the way in which it interacts with risk factors (social isolation, stigma, psychosocial stress, other issues) or protection factors (personal and social care, access to services, schooling, and benefits) or to vulnerability associated to their disability (inability to walk, see, hear, scream and ask for help, to tell right from wrong). The authors claim that people with mental, behavioral, or multiple disabilities are more exposed to different forms of violence, probably due to the difficulty in dealing with their particular situations and the care they receive from their caregivers.…”

“…They are thus easy victims to the aggressors, who anticipate that they will not be reported and they will go unpunished. Cavalcante et al (6) have stressed that people with hearing loss are the preferred victims of human trafficking because it is guaranteed that they will not reveal any information.…”