When Violence Begins At Home: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding and Ending Domestic Abuse Book

	Foreword
	Preface
	Acknowledgements
	Introduction	1
1	The Dynamics of Abusive Relationships	5
2	The Effects of Family Violence on Children	30
3	Teen Dating Violence	39
4	The Intimate Relationship Between Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence	58
5	Battered Women and the Legal System	74
6	Living Underground	88
7	The Oppression that Binds: Barriers to Living Violence Free	101
8	Friends, Family, and Loved Ones: When Someone You Know Is Being Hurt	134
9	Domestic Violence and the Workplace	147
10	Battered Women and Their Health: The Response of the Medical Community	163
11	Battered Women and Communities of Faith	179
12	Creating a Community Response to Domestic Violence	195
13	Intervention Strategies for Battered Women and Their Children	208
14	Intervention and Prevention Programs for Batterers	218
15	Loving Ourselves: Self-Care for Helpers	227
16	The National Domestic Violence Hotline	245
17	A History of Violence Against Women	252
App. I	Safety	294
App. II	The Advocacy Wheel	296
	Notes	297
	Additional Resources	331
	Index	383