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    Additional Resources about Domestic Abuse

     

    We have compiled a list of helpful books and websites for you to learn more about domestic violence and abuse. The list is separated into categories to assist you in finding the most useful resources.
     
     

    Teens

    • Helping Teens Stop Violence: A Practical Guide for Counselors, Educators, and Parents, Allan Creighton, Paul Kivel & Alice Miller (1992) Hunter House
    • Teen Torment: Overcoming Verbal Abuse at Home and at School, Patricia Evans (2003) Adams Media Corporation
    • Dating Violence: Young Women in Danger, Barrie Levy (1998) Seal Press
    • In Love and In Danger: A Teen's Guide to Breaking Free of Abusive Relationships, Barrie Levy (1998) Seal Press
    • What Parents Need to Know about Dating Violence, Barrie Levy & Patricia Giggans (1995) Seal Press
    • But He Says He Loves Me: Girls Speak Out on Dating Abuse, Nicole Sperekas (2002) Safer Society Press
    • Boys Will Be Boys: Breaking the Link Between Masculinity and Violence, Myriam Miedzian (1991) Doubleday

    Children and Resiliency

    • Working with Traumatized Children: A Handbook for Healing, Kathryn Brohl (1996) CWLA Press
    • Ten Talks Parents Must Have with Their Children About Violence, Dominic Capello (2000) Hyperion
    • Something Is Wrong at My House: A Book about Parents Fighting, Diane Davis (1985) Parenting Press
    • Empowering Children to Cope with Difficulty and Build Muscles for Mental Health, Eric Dlugokinski & Sandra Allen (1996) Accelerated Development
    • Treating Abused Adolescents, Eliana Gil
    • Violence, James Gilligan (1997) Aronson Press
    • The Handbook for Treatment of Attachment/Trauma Problems in Children, Beverly James
    • Treating Traumatized Children, Beverly James
    • Mommy and Daddy Are Fighting, Susan Paris (1986) Seal Press
    • The Transcendent Child, Lillian Rubin (1996)
    • Strong at the Broken Places: Overcoming the Trauma of Childhood Abuse, Linda Sanford (1991) Avon Books
    • Too Scared to Cry, Lenore Terr
    • Unchained Memories, Lenore Terr
    • Parenting for Prevention, David J. Wilmes

    Education - Prevention - TOP

    • Helping Teens Stop Violence, Allan Creighton, Paul Kivel & Alice Miller
    • Safety Planning with Battered Women: Complex Lives/Difficult Choices, Jill Davies, Eleanor Lyon & Diane Monti-Catania, Sage Publications
    • When Will They Ever Learn?  Educating to End Domestic Violence: A Law School Report, Deborah Goelman & Roberta Valente (1997) Office for Victims of Crime
    • Batterer Intervention: Program Approaches and Criminal Justice Strategies, Kerry Healey, Christine Smith & Chris O'Sullivan (1998) National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs
    • Ending the Cycle of Violence, Einat Peled, Peter Taffe & Jeffrey Edleson
    • Effective Intervention in Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment Cases: Guidelines for Policy and Practice, Susan Schecter & Jeffrey L. Edleson (1999) National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, University of Nevada - Reno, P.O. Box 8970, Reno, Nevada, 89507 or (775) 784-6012
    • Coordinating Community Responses to Domestic Violence: Lessons from Duluth and Beyond, edited by Melanie Shepard & Ellen Pence (1999) Sage Publications
    • New Directions from the Field: Victims’ Rights and Services for the 21st Century, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (1998)

    Victims and Survivors - TOP

    • A Woman Like You: The Face of Domestic Violence, Vera Anderson (1997) Seal Press
    • It Could Happen to Anyone: Why Battered Women Stay, Ola Barnett & Alyce LaViolette (1993) Sage Publications
    • The Battered Woman's Survival Guide: Breaking the Cycle, Jan Berliner (1995) Taylor Publications
    • How to Survive the Loss of a Love, Melba Colgrove & Harold Bloomfield (1991) Bantam Books
    • Safety Planning with Battered Women: Complex Lives/Difficult Choices, Jill Davies & Eleanor Lyon & Diane Monti-Catania (1998) Sage Publications
    • The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to Recognize It and How to Respond, Patricia Evans (1992) Bob Adams
    • Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermanth of Violence from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror, Judith Herman (1992) Harper Collins
    • Next Time She’ll Be Dead: Battering and How to Stop It, Ann Jones (1994) Beacon Press
    • When Love Goes Wrong: What to Do When You Can't Do Anything Right, Ann Jones & Susan Schecter (1993) Harper Collins
    • Battered Women: Living with the Enemy, Anna Kosof (1994) Franklin Watts Inc.
    • Getting Free: You Can End Abuse and Take Back Your Life, Ginnie NiCarthy (1982) Seal Press
    • Rape in Marriage, Diana Russell (1983) MacMillan Publishing Co.
    • Stalking: A Handbook for Victims, Emily Spence-Diehl (1999) Learning Publications
    • The Battered Woman, Lenore Walker (1979) Harper and Row Publishers

    Abusers - TOP

    • The Batterer as Parent: Addressing the Impact of Domestic Violence on Family Dynamics, Lundy Bancroft & Jay Silverman (2002) Sage Publications
    • Why Does He Do That?, Lundy Bancroft (2002) Penguin Putnam Inc.
    • The Batterer: A Psychological Profile, Donald Dutton (1997) Basic Books
    • Boys Will Be Men, Paul Kivel (1999) New Society Pub
    • Violent No More: Helping Men End Domestic Abuse, Michael Paymar (1993) Hunter House
    • I Don't Want To Talk about It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression, Terrence Real (1997) Scribner

    Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Community - TOP

    • Men Who Beat the Men Who Love Them: Battered Gay Men and Domestic Violence, David Island & Patrick Letellier (1991) Haworth
    • Naming the Violence: Speaking Out about Lesbian Battering, Kerry Lobel, Ed. (1986) Seal Press

    Faith Community - TOP

    • Keeping the Faith: Questions and Answers for the Abused Woman, Marie Fortune (1987) Harper and Row Publishers

    Social Change - TOP

    • It Takes a Woman: Women Shaping Public Policy, Melissa MacCrae (1999) Goddess Publications
    • Domestic Tyranny: The Making of American Social Policy against Family Violence from Colonial Times to the Present, Elizabeth Pleck (1987) Oxford University Press
    • Women and Male Violence: The Visions and Struggles of the Battered Women's Movement, Susan Schecter (1982) South End Press

    Fiction - TOP

    • The Immaculate Perception: A Life's Journey, Karon Aghotte-Rice (1998) House of Venus Publishing Company
    • Bastard Out of Carolina, Dorothy Allison (1993) Plume
    • I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou (1983) Bantam Books
    • The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison (2000) Penguin USA
    • Black and Blue, Anna Quindlen (1999) Dell Publishing
    • The Kitchen God's Wife, Amy Tan (1992) Ivy Books
    • The Color Purple, Alice Walker (1990) Pocket Books
    • Possessing the Secret of Joy, Alice Walker (1992) Harcourt
    • Notes from the County Club, Kim Wozenscraft (1994) Harper Mass Market Paperbacks

    Other Helpful Websites - TOP

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