Violência infanto-juvenil intrafamiliar e doméstica: o impacto do distanciamento social e a importância da conscientização em meio à pandemia de COVID-19

Objective: Analyze and disseminate knowledge about the increase in violence against children and adolescents, due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Bibliographic review: From the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, in which social distance is the main protective measure for the population, domestic and intra-family violence against children and adolescents, which was already prevalent, intensified throughout the world, including in Brazil. In this context, due to the home environment, which is often troubled and stressful, situations of greater irritability are evidenced both in the aggressors, and in the children and adolescents, which, consequently, accentuates the conflicts. In addition, the greater permanence in the domestic environment deprives the victims of supervision by third parties, such as educators and health professionals, which contributes to the underreports of violence. Thus, it is necessary to know the forms of care and attention to signs of violence, with emphasis on the fundamental role of the complaint, carried out mainly by close relatives and neighbors. Final considerations: It is concluded that the early identification of violence against children and adolescents promotes the maintenance of physical and mental integrity, which are essential to ensure an adequate development of the individual.