family violence

Discusses family violence, explains its effects on children and women, looks at why people become abusers, and considers prevention strategies.

Sixteen-year-old Sara's mother goes missing before she and Sara can move to a new town to escape Sara's physically abusive father.

Leslie Morgan Steiner relates her experiences being married to a man who physically abused her and describes her struggle to leave him and heal.

The author tells of his experiences in five foster homes and juvenile detention, after he was taken away from his abusive mother and alcoholic father, and discusses how he made it into the Air Force, and found love and contentment in his life.

David Pelzer, victim of one of the worst child abuse cases in the history of California, tells the story of how he survived his mother's brutality and triumphed over his past.

Explores the increasing numbers of abuse cases in the United States involving children and teens and discusses important topics relevant to teens including hazing and bullying, substance abuse, sexual harassment and assault, and more.

A collection of twelve controversial essays that debate the issue of domestic violence including restraining orders, intervention programs, community involvement, and counseling.

Twelve essays present personal stories from victims of domestic physical, sexual, and verbal abuse, as well as a former abuser and individuals trying to help abused persons.

The author describes his childhood filled with nightly beatings and unspeakable abuse by his mother and how he found the courage to survive.

Richard B. Pelzer, author of the childhood memoir "A Brother's Journey," continues his personal story, chronicling his teenage years and young adulthood during which he suffered his mother's emotional abuse and struggled to come to terms with her physical abuse of him and of his brother David when they were small.