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Due to world health crisis, new demands are required and differentiated public policies have to be established. The possibility of establishing new public policies, such as compulsory loans and taxing large fortunes, is foregrounded by the constitution. Although during the elaboration of the 2020 Pluriannual Plan, Brazil was not prepared for these needs, the scenario is different in 2021. Issues are known, or rather, the need for more hospital beds and buying of vaccines, and introduced in the budget. Since the start of the pandemic, additional credit occurred to cover more urgent expenditure. One solution to mitigate the crisis has been compulsory loans. It is advantageous since in the case of public calamity there is no need to comply with previous issues. However, there is a need to restitution in the same way as it was expended. On the other hand, taxing great fortunes needs previous issues, albeit without restitution. There is the need to limit the generation factor of compulsory loans which in certain plans are similar to great fortunes. Which are the large fortunes and who will pay the tax? All new plans require a trial which consists of the implementation for a period, at low rates so that a flight of capital to low-tax country is avoided, and solves part of financial expenditure caused by the pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of this study was to verify the agreement rates among multiple informants regarding internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems in adolescents between 11 and 16 years old referred for diagnostic assessment with complaints of inattention and/or hyperactivity. The sample was composed by 24 parents, 24 teachers and 24 youths that filled the forms CBCL/6-18, TRF/6-18 and YSR/11/18, respectively, completing a total of 72 participants. On average, parents reported more problems than other informants for all problem-scales, which led to a greater number of cases identified in the clinical range of the form. Agreement indexes for classification of problems in normal vs. clinical range ranged from k = 0.333 to k = 0.120. Q Correlations for items ratings by pair of forms ranged from 0.715 to 0.804, similar to those found in other population sample studies. The implications for clinical diagnosis are discussed based on the important of multiple informants' assessment to understand adolescents' behaviors with mental health complaints in different contexts, to elaborate more accurate diagnoses and to plan appropriate interventions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents a protocol developed for the investigation of signs of inattention and hyperactivity in children and adolescents, considering the behavioral, neuropsychological and clinical aspects. The first stage is a telephone triage. Further, the assessment consists of a face-to-face screening in which a behavioral inventory (BPM) is filled, and neuropsychological tests (IQ estimated by the Wisc-III and CPT-II Test) are performed. If there are indicators of inattention and hyperactivity the participant passes to the third stage. This stage is composed by complete neuropsychological instruments and inventories of behavioral assessment by multiple informants from Aseba approach. After this battery is finished, an evaluation with a pediatric neurologist occurs. When the feedbacks are given, the cases are addressed to diverse follow-ups according to the signals reported. Multidisciplinary and multiple informants' approaches bring greater clarity in identifying ADHD compatible signs, and also increase the specificity criteria to intervention actions indication. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]