Child protection network and the intersector implementation of the circle of security as alternatives to medication* *Study conducted at Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.

The care network of the families involved in violence against children and adolescents: the Primary Health Care perspective

“…The social support network for a child with aggressive behaviour, in another context, contributed to reduce its medicalisation (Becker et al . ).…”

“…A study developed in Malawi demonstrated that the service network can benefit child health care (O'Hare et al 2015), while another study positively associated the poor social network of female sex workers with greater vulnerability to gender violence in China (Hail-Jares et al 2015). The social support network for a child with aggressive behaviour, in another context, contributed to reduce its medicalisation (Becker et al 2014).…”

“…Network care has emerged as a new process, opposed to the traditional approaches of public policies, which rest on fragmented, singular and compensatory actions, producing simplified and segmented interventions in view of what are, in reality, complex phenomena (Sylaska & Edwards 2014, Clarke & Wydall 2015, O'Hare et al 2015, Vieira et al 2015, Goodman et al 2016, as well as in child's and adolescent's health (Gregori et al 2011, Guldbrandsson et al 2012, Becker et al 2014). This concept is systemic, dialectical and complex (Morin 2008).…”

Evaluation of the Implementation of a Preventive Program for Children in Brazilian Schools

“…The school environment allows for early intervention, which may lead to increased effectiveness in combating maladaptive behaviors before they become more serious psychosocial problems. In addition, schools that train their staff in behavior management could help create a stable and secure environment that promotes academic and emotional development of children (Becker, Souza, Oliveira, & Paraguay, 2014).…”