A safe place for women
Subtitle: surviving domestic abuse and creating a successful future
By: Kelly White
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Hunter House
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Alameda, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9780897935272
Subjects: Abused women; Victims of family violence; Family violence; Prevention
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-271) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: My story: surviving an abusive marriage --; title: Surviving and speaking out: building my life free from violence --; title: Defining the problem of domestic abuse --; title: Generations --; title: Who is at risk? --; title: Survivors: much more than former victims --; title: The batterer --; title: The youngest survivors: children and domestic violence --; title: Shelters --; title: Beyond shelter --; title: Lessons learned from survivors --; title: Building alliances --; title: Lessons learned through leading domestic-violence programs --; title: Our work isn't done.