casa de abrigo

A house where a person who has escaped violence is given temporary accommodation, alone or with their children. The address is not made public: the law obliges the state to keep such houses secret. People are placed there on referral from a service in the national network or, in an emergency, on the instructions of the police. They stay for up to six months, or longer only if there is good reason; throughout that time a lawyer, a psychologist and a social worker work with them.