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Family & Domestic Violence Treatments

Domestic and Family Violence by Justin Healey
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2014
This book reveals the prevalence and causes of domestic and family violence, and explains ways of dealing with domestic abuse.
Family Violence by David M. Lawson
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2015-01-14
Counselors-in-training, educators, and clinicians will benefit greatly from this in-depth and thought-provoking look at family violence, its effects, and treatment options.
Overcoming Conflicting Loyalties by Irene Sevcik; Michael Rothery; Nancy Nason-Clark; Robert Pynn
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2015-11-01
To date, little has been published about the place of spirituality in working with survivors of intimate partner violence. Overcoming Conflicting Loyalties examines the intersection of faith and culture in the lives of religious and ethno-cultural women in the context of the work of FaithLink, a unique community initiative that encourages religious leaders and secular service providers to work together. The authors present the benefits of such cooperation by reporting the findings of three qualitative research studies.

Child Safety
This part of the Child Welfare Information Gateway is from the federal government and provides resources on child safety topics.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
This hotline provides numerous resources and assistance for individuals confronting domestic violence.
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
The NCMEC is associated with the federal government and services as a resouce for research on missing and exploited children that also operates a national hotline.

Intimate partner violence: Understanding factors that impact survivors
Intimate partner violence and abuse is rooted in a power imbalance between individuals, within families and in society. The Intimate Partner Violence series provides participants with an opportunity to increase awareness of this public health issue. During the first session, the framework is laid for an understanding of intimate partner violence and its cycle of hurts. The second session offers participants the opportunity to identify and practice techniques to be used to develop a safe, collaborative approach of the issue for the survivor
Child sexual abuse is preventable, not inevitable
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Professor Elizabeth Letourneau has devoted her life's work to changing how people view child sexual abuse. In her 2016 TEDMED Talk, Elizabeth sheds light on how initiatives targeting juvenile sex offenders can be the best method to help prevent future offenses.