You can be free
Subtitle: an easy-to-read handbook for abused women
By: by Ginny NiCarthy and Sue Davidson.
Contributors: Davidson, Sue, 1925-; NiCarthy, Ginny.
Publisher: Seal Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Emeryville, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
ISBN-13: 9781580051590
Subjects: Abused women -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Abused wives -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Notes: "Based on the book Getting free: you can end abuse and take back your life by Ginny Nicarthy."
Table of contents: title: Safety plan for you and your family; title: Introduction; title: Emotional safety plan; title: Why does abuse go on?; title: Is it ever right to break up the family?; title: What do you owe yourself?; title: "But I still love him"; title: To leave or to stay : how to decide; title: Getting help from professionals; title: You can be your own counselor; title: A courageous act a day; title: Steps to finding friends; title: Reaching out; title: The first week; title: Nurturing your children : safety and resilience; title: Child custody and visitations; title: Teen abuse; title: Lesbian abuse; title: Rural women; title: For immigrant women : challenges and solutions; title: For women with disabilities; title: For women who are deaf and abused; title: Toward a new life.