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Author Wilson, K. J. (Karen J.)

Title When violence begins at home : a comprehensive guide to understanding and ending domestic abuse / K.J. Wilson ; [foreword by Del Martin].

Publication Info. Alameda, CA : Hunter House Publishers ; [Emeryville, CA] : Distributed to the trade by Publishers Group West, [1997]
©1997

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 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  362.8292 WILSON    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  362.8292 WI    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xviii, 393 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction -- Chap. 1. The dynamics of abusive relationships -- Chap. 2. The effects of family violence on children -- Chap. 3. Teen dating violence -- Chap. 4. The intimate relationship between substance abuse and domestic violence -- Chap. 5. Battered women and the legal system -- Chap. 6. Living underground -- Chap. 7. The oppression that binds : barriers to living violence free -- Chap. 8. Friends, family, and loved ones : when someone you know is being hurt -- Chap. 9. Domestic violence and the workplace -- Chap. 10. Battered women and their health : the response of the medical community -- Chap. 11. Battered women and communities of faith -- Chap. 12. Creating a community response to domestic violence -- Chap. 13. Intervention strategies for battered women and their children -- Chap. 14. Intervention and prevention programs for batterers -- Chap. 15. Loving ourselves : self-care for helpers -- Chap. 16. The National Domestic Violence hotline -- Chap. 17. A history of violence against women -- Appendix 1. Safety -- Appendix 2. The advocacy wheel -- Notes -- Additional resources.
Subject Wife abuse -- United States.
Wife abuse -- United States -- Prevention.
Family violence -- United States.
Domestic Violence.
Marital violence.
ISBN 0897932285
0897932277 paperback
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