Casa Maria Lamas: Operating Reference

In Portugal, it was only in 2007 that the crime of domestic violence was defined and automated, in article no. 152 of the Penal Code. The year before, however, the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa had already created the Casa Maria Lamas, the first family-type apartment to accommodate women victims of domestic violence residing in Lisbon, who could be accompanied by children and young people. In 2008, another apartment of the Casa was created in another area of Lisbon. In 2013, this facility expanded its scope of action beyond the capital, becoming a response to victims of domestic violence from any part of the country. In a brief reference, it is possible to understand the origins and objectives of this institutional response to the problem of domestic violence in Portugal, which here opens its doors to the reader and outlines the methodology of action in the field and systematizes the steps taken with each new accommodation at Casa Maria Lamas. This book is part of the Sebentas Collection of Social Action, a publishing line dedicated to sharing knowledge acquired and consolidated through practice, with the awareness, however, that this knowledge is always in a state of continuous construction and improvement.

Authors: Rita Valadas (dir.); Celeste Brissos (coord.); Rui Santos; Paula Dias and team

Year of publication: 2016
Publisher: SCML
ISBN: 9789898712387