SEX EDUCATION FOR TEENAGERS

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.1595312530096

• Palavras-chave: Violence; Education; Prevention.

• Keywords: Violence; Education; Prevention.

• Abstract:

  The ECA (Child and Adolescent Statute) reflects the universal rights of children and adolescents, including protection against violence - whether physical, psychological, or sexual - neglect, and abandonment. However, the alarming frequency of sexual violence in Brazil raises questions about the effectiveness of regulation. The challenge lies in the difficulty of reporting, especially when the perpetrators are legal guardians, resulting in structural and psychosocial consequences for the victims. In addition, young people's lack of knowledge about sex education leads to problems such as high rates of suicide and early pregnancy, which can contribute to an increase in STIs, as evidenced by the increase in HIV rates in the city where the action took place.   For this reason, this report aims to describe an initiative carried out in a school with high school students   that   aimed   to   clarify      doubts   and   transmit   knowledge
   
  knowledge on the subject of sex education, including contraception, sexually transmitted infections, and the importance of consent in sexual relations.