Support to women who denounce experiences of violence based on her social network.
OBJECTIVE
to analyze the possibilities of help/support through the mapping and acknowledgement of the social network of women who denounce experiences of violence at a Police Precinct for Women.


METHODS
qualitative study based on the theoretical-methodological framework of Lia Sanicola's Social Network, through interviews with 19 women.


RESULTS
the analysis of the network maps evidenced that the primary social network was more present than the secondary on and, despite consisting of significant relations, it demonstrates limitations. The women access the secondary network occasionally in the violence problem and/or its repercussions in their life and health. The discrete presence of the health network in the composition of the social network was revealed and, when mentioned, the relation between the health professional and the woman was characterized as fragile.


CONCLUSIONS
the importance of the social network relates to the creation of spaces of help/support for the women beyond the moment of the aggression, which accompany them throughout their process of emancipation from an experience annulled by violence, considering that each woman acts and makes decisions in the relational context when she is ready for it.
Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Letícia Becker
LB
Vieira
Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Ivis Emília de Oliveira
IE
Souza
Escola de Enfermagem Alfredo Pinto, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Florence Romijn
FR
Tocantins
Faculdad de Enfermería, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
Florentina
F
Pina-Roche
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012944:Social Support; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult