Domestic Violence

Recommended for Further reading

You Can Be Free: An Easy-to-Read Handbook for Abused Women by Sue Davidson and Ginney NiCarthy. The Seal Press, Seattle, WA. 1989.

Verbal Abuse: Survivors Speak Out by Patricia Evans. Bob Adams, Inc. Publishing, Holbrook, MA. 1993.

When Love Goes Wrong: What To Do When You Can’t Do Anything Right by Ann Jones and Susan Schlecter. Harper Collins, New York, NY. 1986.

Naming the Violence: Speaking Out Against Lesbian Battering , Kerry Lobel, editor. The Seal Press, Seattle, WA. 1986.

Women and Male Violence: The Visions and Struggles of the Battered Women’s Movement by Sue Schlecter. South End Press, Boston, MA. 1982.

Chain Chain Change, for Black Women Dealing With Physical and Emotional Abuse by Evelyn C. White. The Seal Press, Seattle, WA. 1985.

Mejor Sola Que Mal Acompañada: For the Latina in an Abusive Relationship , Bilingual Edition, by Myrna M. Zambrana. The Seal Press, Seattle, WA.

It Could Happen to Anyone Why Battered Women Stay, by Alyce D. LaViolette, Ola Barnett, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA (Second Edition 2000)

CONTENTS

  • Now is the Time!
  • Where to Turn
  • What is Domestic Violence?
  • Don’t Believe These Domestic Violence Myths
  • Who are the Abusers?
  • Who are the Victims?
  • Breaking the Cycle of Violence
  • How to Help a Friend Who is a Domestic Violence Victim
  • How to Let Your Friends Help You
  • Safety Measures While You’re in an Abusive Relationship
  • Safety After You Have Left the Relationship
  • Your Personal Safety Plan
  • Recommended for Further Reading
  • National Information Centers