Networks of support for women in situations of violence in brazil: A reality or a challenge?

Abstract

This study sought to graphically map the Protective Care Network for Women in Situations of Violence, in Viçosa-MG and explain the flows between the organizations. The concept of networks was used as a conceptual and analytical contribution to the research carried out, using the documentary research technique of the Municipal Protocol for Attention to Women in Situations of Violence, the base document that guided the development of the work. The results indicate that the flows outlined in the Protocol play a fundamental role in the daily functioning of the network, by indicating integration and interconnection options between organizations. However, although the Protocol was created through professionals, representatives of organizations participating in the network, the description itself highlights the lack of counter-reference between services and open referrals, without a more precise delimitation between flows. In this sense, it is considered that the renegotiation of the Protocol would represent an alternative for resolving the pending issues found in the document and, at the same time, an ally for the good performance of networking.