title: [Social support from the perspective of adolescent victims of domestic violence].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Assess the understanding of adolescents regarding the social support received in situations of domestic violence.
  
  
  METHODS
  A qualitative study with data collection carried out through focus groups with 17 adolescent victims of domestic violence, institutionally welcomed in Campinas-SP, and through semi-structured interviews with seven of these adolescents. Information was analyzed by content analysis, thematic modality.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Observing the thematic categories it was found that social support for the subjects came from the extended family, the community, the Guardianship Council, the interpersonal relationships established at the user embracement institution and from the religiosity/spirituality.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The mentioned sources of support deserve to be enhanced and expanded. With the current complexity of the morbidity and mortality profiles, especially in children and adolescents, the (re)signification and the (re)construction of health actions is imperative.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing of Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Diene Monique
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Carlos
authors.affiliation: Department of Maternal-Child Nursing and Public Health, School of Nursing of Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria das Graças Carvalho
authors.initials: Md
authors.lastname: Ferriani
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing of Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Michelly Rodrigues
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Esteves
authors.affiliation: Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lygia Maria Pereira da
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Achool of Nursing of Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Liliana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Scatena
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017579:Domestic Violence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012944:Social Support