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This study investigated characteristics of the transition to new relationships after the end of a violent one through case studies. Two young white Brazilian women who had experienced violent first relationships underwent a narrative interview and filled out the Experiences in Close Relationships Inventory. One of them had moved to a healthy relationship and the second one to another violent relationship. Awareness of violence and the adoption of strategies that enlarged models, world views, social circles, support and self care had not been enough to avoid the entrance in a new violent relationship. The development of the ability to access and validate one's own feelings and wills, resulting in greater assertiveness, favored the transition to a healthy relationship. The approach to secure attachment style accompanied such changes. We discuss the implications to professional practice and preventive initiatives, as well as directions for future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The cultural adaptation of evidence-based mental health preventive interventions has been widely practiced around the world. In Brazil, studies with this focus are rare. Such process must be systematic in order to achieve, on the one hand, the preservation of the core components of the original intervention and, on the other hand, the cultural sensitivity towards the adopting culture to respect its identity, values and needs. A narrative review on models of cultural adaptation of imported preventive interventions was carried out, including the Planned Intervention Adaptation (PIA) Protocol; Strengthening Families Program Adaptation Model (SFP_Ad); and the ADAPT-ITT, whose steps and characteristics were analyzed. It is concluded that the cultural adaptation of preventive programs in mental health should be based on empirical studies, collaborative practices and ethical sensitivity. Future studies should investigate the cost-effectiveness of investing in the cultural adaptation of international interventions versus the development of local interventions, for which different capacities are required. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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