Domestic Violence generates hard conditions for the abused ones. Damages can be
either physical or psychological. For Judiciary purposes it is fundamental to establish causeconnection
and to evaluate the risk rate for every case. Thus, the role of Legal Medicine
becomes crucial for Judiciary work as well as the Psychiatric and Psychological health
care services in terms of risk evaluation and curing approaches. The multidisciplinary
approach is needed. A successful experienced at Coimbra is reported. Aiming to solve
hard situations and caring for the condition of the abused ones, a network involving 11
institutions (3 judiciary, 4 health and 4 social) was set up under the name of “Grupo
Violência”