A saúde mental e o cotidiano de mulheres vítimas de violência doméstica

Abstract

This article’s theme is about the violence against the woman, specifically regarding the violence committed by the intimate partner at home environment. During the article is made a social historical trajectory about the woman, approaching the violence suffered; it shows the law number 11.340/2016 which is a public policy for the defense of these women in Brazil; it presents extremely relevant quantitative indexes for the interest to do this study, explained according to the operation of a shelter house at Santa Maria (RS) town and the Occupational Therapy professional importance in this area, caring the mental health and the social aspects involved. The project aims to do a study at the Casa de Passagem Mulheres Vitímas de Violência Aconchego de Santa Maria, RS (a passing house for women victims of violence) with an informally admission into the house the researcher seeks out for this public approach. The methodology used is the qualitative study, interviewing and knowing the women, which allows to observe and analyze the health context and aspects of these women, affected or not after the violence. Thereby, study the best intervention ways during this process, interviewing informally and collecting data about these women’s paths. Thus, this article aims to understand how works the mental health and the daily of these women victims of domestic violence, analyze family issues and their social context, identify psychic and emotional issues, understand how works this shelter’s operation at Santa Maria and demonstrate the Occupational Therapy hole in this area.