Stop Domestic Violence An Action Plan for Saving Lives

Name: Stop Domestic Violence An Action Plan for Saving Lives
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ISBN: 9780312166113

ISBN-10: 0312166117

ISBN-13: 9780312166113

Edition: 1997 (Revised)

Authors: Louis Brown, Merritt McKeon, Franï¿½ois Duau, Franï¿½ois Duau, Francois Dabau Pastor

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Thanks to the Simpson case, domestic violence is no longer a dirty little secret. It remains, however, a devastating problem, and even more, a deadly killer. What is the answer? In 1994, Lou Brown, father of Nicole Brown Simpson, gave us one solution by establishing a foundation in his daughter's name that provides urgently needed funding to battered women's shelters across the country. Now he goes a step further, and with the help of a like-minded pastor and a legal activist who has been battered, offers hope and practical strategies for combating domestic violence. In a book whose first half is geared to support network people like himself--parents, families, friends, both personal and…

Book details

List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 3/15/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 203
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.52" tall
Weight: 0.572
Language: English



Preface


Foreword



Understanding Domestic Violence



What Is Domestic Violence?



What Makes These Men Do It?



Why Do Women Stay?



What Happens in the Violent Relationship?



What Can I Do to Help a Battered Woman?



What Is Nonphysical Abuse?



Is There a Cure for These Men?



What About Going to a Church or Temple for Counseling?



Who Speaks for Kids?



Letters to the Battered Woman



A Domestic Violence "Thermometer"



Strengthening from the Inside



Dealing with the Legal System



Staying Sane in a Shelter



Staying Safe



Beginning Your Recovery



Forming New Relationships


Epilogue: Fixing the Universe


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