PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL PHENOMENA IN SITUATIONS OF ABUSE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD AMONG USERS OF OUTPATIENT SERVICES

Abstract

The general research objective of this study is to understand how abuse and sexual violence in early childhood among users of outpatient services influence psychological and psychosocial phenomena. The research paradigm adopted here is constructed within the methodological guidelines of a Systematic Literature Review, that is, there will be a survey of descriptors and documents, using pre-existing databases such as websites, repositories, and others. The following criteria were adopted: inclusion criteria - selection of studies that addressed the topic, being a report of scientific research, and being published nationally. From the results and discussion, within the issues intertwined with the typologies related to physical violence, psychosocial and psychological phenomena are at the top of the statistical findings that permeate the complaints involving both male and female children. The analyzed evidence indicates that the typologies of abuse and sexual violence in early childhood have a high incidence in Brazil, with a higher prevalence among female children, although they also affect male children. Data from official notification systems reveal greater vulnerability in the 5-14 age group, frequently within family contexts. Factors such as regional inequalities, weak protection networks, and underreporting, intensified during the Covid-19 pandemic, directly influence the recorded rates, reinforcing the need for integrated prevention and care strategies. It was understood that, despite the existence of statistical indicators, reporting and monitoring by the protection network alone will not be effective. That is, for support to victims to be truly plausible, psychological support must be considered, as well as the multidisciplinary perspective of other professionals who can contribute to the reinterpretation of the traumatic experience, which in turn has consequences for these individuals.