victims of family violence

"A . . . memoir about a young girl who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University"--Amazon.

"A . . . memoir about a young girl who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University"--Amazon.com.

Discusses domestic abuse, including facts about stalking and sexual harassment, intimate partner abuse, abuse in specific populations, preventing and intervening, emergency management, and more.

"After more than a decade, when sisters Nikki, Sami, and Tori Knotek hear the word mom, it claws like an eagle's talons, triggering memories that have been their secret since childhood. Until now. For years, behind the closed doors of their farmhouse in Raymond, Washington, their sadistic mother, Shelly, subjected her girls to unimaginable abuse, degradation, torture, and psychic terrors. Through it all, Nikki, Sami, and Tori developed a defiant bond that made them far less vulnerable than Shelly imagined. Even as others were drawn into their mother's dark and perverse web, the sisters found the strength and courage to escape an escalating nightmare that culminated in multiple murders."--Provided by publisher.

Offers the theory that increasing violence in society can be traced back to violence in the home, and presents a series of proposals for change.

Examines the issue of domestic violence by focusing on its causes, affects on men and women and how it can be stopped.

A guide to domestic abuse, including how the law can help the abused, how the abuse can hurt children, guidelines on how to leave the relationship, and addresses of support groups.

Presents a comprehensive study on the effects of family violence on the emotional stability of children, and offers suggestions as to how to help them recover and go on to live normal, healthy lives.

A discussion of family violence and abuse telling of emotional and sexual abuse, and how to heal after receiving abuse.

Examines the history and background of domestic violence, various types of violence including emotional, sexual, and physical abuse, myths about domestic violence, and how abuse affects the family, and contains profiles of noted activists and advocates and a directory of organizations and agencies.