FEMINICIDE, PROTECTION LAWS FOR WOMEN AND COPING STRATEGIES: A LITERATURE REVIEW

Resumen

This work is based on the concern with the increasing rates of feminicide in Brazil, a topic of great gravity and relevance. In this context, the objective of the present study is to analyze how the literature approaches feminicide, as well as its fight through protection laws and coping strategies. As a methodology for this study, we opted for a narrative review of the literature, carried out by searching publications in the databases: BVS, PePsic, SciELO and Redalyc. 28 manuscripts were selected to compose the study. Based on studies and discussions, it is clear that it is necessary to keep in mind that health professionals, together with social workers, must support and provide a back-up in the handling of cases of violence against women, exercising their fundamental role in the construction of actions educational, preventive and confronting feminicide.