Caracterização do atendimento quanto ao uso de drogas e violência no CREAS de Votuporanga/SP

Abstract

Specialized Reference Center for Social Assistance - CREAS is a piece of equipment that makes up social assistance and works to tackle the violation of rights and violence within medium complexity. Drug use and violence has been a growing reality in Brazilian society and its implications pervade the scenario of social assistance, education and health, making families one of the biggest affected. Objective: Characterization of care regarding drug use and violence in the CREAS in Votuporanga, São Paulo, São Paulo State. Method: Observational, descriptive, cross-sectional and quantitative researched with CREAS records based on the year 2018. Data were collected through a questionnaire and spreadsheets to perform parametric and nonparametric tests (significance level p ≤ 0.05). Results: The most important population among those assisted by CREAS in Votuporanga is adolescents and the elderly. The sociodemographic profile of those responsible for the medical records is female, aged 30 to 59, married, on average attended middle school, retired with family income between 1 and 2 minimum national wage in force in 2017. The adolescents have their mothers as responsible; some are aged 11 to 15 years old (37,4%) and others 16 to 17 years old (25,6%) and they attend middle school. Among the type of violence, the most evident is negligence and, in terms of drug use, alcohol and marijuana are the most used drugs among the families served. The new entries' average was 23,6 cases/month.