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Introduction: Abusive conduct, mistreatment, neglect and domestic violence are rarely considered among likely or differential diagnoses, unless they indicate sexual abuse or when sexually transmitted diseases are confirmed. The recognition of physical and psychological abuse, however, should be done by child care agencies, through a multidisciplinary approach, seeking to minimize or eliminate the suffering of the child, promoting and ensuring its well-being and even survival. Violence against children tends to be an uncomfortable topic for many doctors, in part by the lack of training to recognize and deal with the problem. Objectives: To introduce the hospitalization of children from 0 to 19 years old due to mistreatment syndrome registered by the SUS (Unique System of Health) from july 2009 to july 2019 in Brazil. This is a way to alert and prevent an early diagnostic from Mistreatment Syndrome. Methods: The data concerning hospitalization due to Mistreatment Syndrome were collected from Ministry of Health - Hospital Information System (SIH/SUS) and analysed. Results: 5.763 people were hospitalized due to mistreatment syndrome in Brazil registered by the SUS (Unique System of Health) from july 2009 to july 2019. From this amount, 2.867 (49,7%) children from 0 to 19 years old were treated for the mistreatment, 1.872 (65,3%) of those children were female. Most cases of those children (24,9%) occurred at the age of 5 to 9 years. Conclusions: Mistreatment Syndrome demonstrate the urgent need of resources for preventive medicine, withouth forgetting curative medicine. This requires an action plan that must bring together health professionals, educators and the media. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]