Health Education Carried Out In Allusion To "Orange May": Experience Report

Abstract

This study aimed to report the experience of nursing students in an educational action carried out in two schools for children and adolescents during a supervised curricular internship in family health. This is a descriptive study, of the experience report type, about a health education action called “Orange May”, which reserves the month of May for actions aimed at combating the abuse and sexual exploitation of children and adolescents. Exposure to different forms of violence during childhood and adolescence can have serious impacts on the mental health of children and adolescents, compromising their emotional, social, cognitive and physical development. Nurses play an essential role in primary care actions aimed at combating sexual violence in adolescence. The action carried out provided a valuable opportunity for reflection and learning about the importance of raising awareness and preventing sexual violence against children and adolescents. In addition, the experience of participating in the educational action was remarkable, as it provided practical experience of strategies for confronting and preventing child sexual abuse, highlighting the importance of the nurse as a facilitator of information.