Future Interventions with Battered Women and Their Families

Download or read book Future Interventions with Battered Women and Their Families written by Jeffery L. Edleson and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1995-10-06 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first shelter for battered women was established in Britain almost 25 years ago. Since then, the plight of battered women has grown rapidly. This volume examines the progress made in the field to date. The contributions reveal the innovative character of the battered women's movement that is evident throughout the world and is a tribute to the results of often difficult and life-threatening work. They address the diversity of efforts, challenge readers to reflect, assimilate and take action, and envision a future in terms of: the way in which societies define the problem; global organizing; informal social networks; new interventions to assist victims//survivors, perpetrators and their children; and practice research th