Rebuilding Lives after Domestic Violence Understanding Long-Term Outcomes

Name: Rebuilding Lives after Domestic Violence Understanding Long-Term Outcomes
Price: 5.19 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9781843109617

ISBN-10: 1843109611

ISBN-13: 9781843109617

Edition: 2010

Authors: Hilary Abrahams

List price: $24.99

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Marketplace

2 new & used from $5.19

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Description:

Rebuilding Lives after Domestic Violence examines in-depth the long-term outcomes for women who have suffered domestic violence and abuse, based on interviews conducted over seven years.

Book details

List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date: 5/15/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Foreword


Introduction


About the project


About the book


Making the choice to respond



A New Journey - With Old Baggage


Hopes and expectations


Effects of domestic violence and abuse


Making sense of the effects of abuse


The process of leaving


An emotional roller coaster


Summary



The Transformation of Home


Women and home


Where shall I go?


Getting a property


Condition and maintenance


It's mine!


Settling in, moving on


Summary



Building Support Systems


Working together


Dealing with the nuts and bolts


Building the capacity to cope


Moments of uncertainty


Saying goodbye


Help from the police


Approaching other agencies


Sorting out problems


Refuge workers' perceptions of their role


Families


Growth and change


Conclusion


Summary



Community, Friendship and Beyond


Part of the community


Friendships with former residents


Feelings of loss and loneliness


'Different place, same crap'


Changing outcomes


Finding their own pathways


Summary



Managing a New Life


Counting the pennies


Managing debt


The costs of working


Gaining qualifications


No way forward


Pathways into work


Taking a break


Safety


Summary



Health and Well-being


Physical health


Coping behaviours and strategies


Back from the brink


Easing the pain in daily life


Taking a stand


Good days, bad days


Someone to listen


Barriers to seeking help


Summary



What About the Children?


On leaving


What domestic violence meant for the children


The consequences of abuse


Services


Education


Contact


Parenting


The changing family


A new picture


Summary



The View from Here


A new way of being


Realignment


The refuge


Life after leaving


Rebuilding a life


Women for women services?


Conclusion


Summary



Looking Forward, Looking Back


Moving forward


Reaching out to others


Messages from a new life


A final thought



About the Project


Background


Theoretical approach


Making contact


Method


Ethical considerations


Participants



Precis of Topic Guide for Interviews



Resource Materials


Bibliography


Index


Figure



Maslow's hierarchy of human need