A Safe Place for Women How to Survive Domestic Abuse and Create a Successful Future

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ISBN: 9780897935272 | 0897935276
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Copyright: 1/11/2011

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As a young wife and mother, Kelly White experienced violence and terror at the hands of her husband. She knows firsthand the love-hate relationships women often have with their abusers and the devastating effects these feelings can have on independence and self-confidence. She has sought refuge in a women's shelter, worked to obtain help from law enforcement and struggled financially and emotionally as a single mother and sole breadwinner.

Foreword	p. viii
Acknowledgments	p. x
Introduction	p. 1
My Story: Surviving an Abusive Marriage	p. 10
Surviving and Speaking Out: Building My Life Free from Violence	p. 37
Defining the Problem of Domestic Abuse	p. 51
Historical Perspective	p. 54
The Victims	p. 61
Underreporting of Violence Against Women	p. 63
Indicators of an Abusive Relationship	p. 64
Battering and Child Abuse	p. 65
Battering and Alcohol and/or Drug Use	p. 67
The Intersection Between Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault	p. 69
Generations	p. 72
Tracing the Roots of Violence in My Family	p. 73
Generational Patterns of Abuse	p. 82
Internalizing Empowerment, Both Individually and Organizationally	p. 83
Who Is at Risk?	p. 85
Violence Against People with Physical and Developmental Disabilities	p. 87
Violence Against Women During Pregnancy	p. 92
Violence Against People with Mental Illness	p. 93
Battering in the Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgendered (LGBT) Communities	p. 96
Socioeconomic Factors	p. 98
Race and Ethnicity	p. 99
Additional Factors	p. 101
Survivors: Much More than Former Victims	p. 103
Estrella Rochelli	p. 105
Donna Stockton-Hicks	p. 109
Ed Born-Long	p. 114
Kimberly Wisseman	p. 118
Thomasina Tijerina	p. 125
The Batterer	p. 135
Characteristics of a Batterer	p. 138
Batterer's-Intervention Programs	p. 144
Institutional and Treatment Approaches to Battering	p. 146
The Youngest Survivors: Children and Domestic Violence	p. 149
Psychosocial Characteristics of Children Living in Homes with Domestic Violence	p. 150
The Long-Term Impact of Domestic Violence on Children	p. 153
Battered Women as Perpetrators of Child Abuse	p. 155
Children as Perpetrators	p. 156
Supporting Children	p. 156
Child Custody and Domestic Violence	p. 157
Children and Teens: Learning New Behaviors	p. 159
Shelters	p. 162
Why a Battered-Women's Shelter?	p. 163
Making the Call for Help	p. 165
Safety Planning First	p. 166
Admission to the Shelter	p. 170
Communal Living	p. 171
Sheltering Women and Children with Multiple Issues	p. 172
Shelter for People with Specific Ethnicities, Religions, or Disabilities	p. 173
Building a Shelter from the Ground Up	p. 174
Shelter and Pets	p. 178
Maintaining a Safe and Secure Shelter Facility	p. 179
Empowering Women to Help Themselves	p. 181
Defining Success	p. 183
Beyond Shelter	p. 185
Supportive-Housing Programs	p. 188
Counseling Programs	p. 193
Additional Services	p. 196
Lessons Learned from Survivors	p. 203
The Importance of Being Believed	p. 204
The Awareness That No One Is Alone	p. 205
The Healing Power of Telling One's Story	p. 206
The Resiliency of Survivors	p. 207
The Gift of Fear	p. 207
The Expertise of Survivors on Their Own Lives	p. 208
The Ability to Move Beyond Victimization	p. 209
Building Alliances	p. 210
Blending Cultures	p. 211
Informal Alliances	p. 214
Working Together to Change and Improve the System	p. 216
Effective Partnering to Assist the Needy	p. 217
Providing Organizational Leadership	p. 220
Partnering with School Districts	p. 222
Lessons Learned Through Leading Domestic-Violence Programs	p. 226
Stay Focused on the Mission	p. 228
Remain Customer Driven	p. 229
Keep the Board Leadership Engaged	p. 230
Recruit the Right Team	p. 232
Manage for the Best Among Us Rather than the Worst Among Us	p. 234
Attend to the Business of the Agency	p. 235
Work Toward a Vision for the Future	p. 238
Be Nimble	p. 239
Remember That It Really Is All about the Money-Raising It, Spending It, Stewarding It	p. 241
Be a Leader	p. 243
Our Work Isn't Done	p. 248
Teen-Dating Violence-Prevention Programs	p. 250
Men as Allies	p. 254
Elevating Women and Girls	p. 255
Ending Violence One Person at a Time	p. 256
Notes	p. 259
Resources	p. 267
Index	p. 272
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