Abstract
This is a qualitative study focused on the connections between the child guardian council and the health sector as well as the partnership during the years 2013 and 2014. The study included 45 tutelary councilors in the Metropolitan Region of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Data were built by semi structured interviews and their contents were analyzed. The conclusion pointed to the child guardian council is health sector partner and the lack of a partnership. This mismatch between the child guardian council and the health sector actions demonstrates intersectional gaps. Solving dialogue from a clinical approach and with the rights assurance would result in lower costs and more successful actions in reducing the violence against children and adolescents.
tersectoral action; child advocacy; unified health system; violence