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| View Larger Image | Family and Friends' Guide to Domestic Violence: How to Listen, Talk and Take Action When Someone You Care About is Being Abused
by Elaine Weiss
| | List Price: | $17.95 | | Price: | $16.15 | | You Save: | $1.80 (10%) |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 221864 | | Studio: | Volcano Press | | | Binding: | Paperback | | Publication Date: | October 01, 2003 | | Publisher: | Volcano Press |
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Book Description
It's hard to know what to do when someone you care about is in an abusive relationship. Do you ask about it? What if you're wrong? Do you offer to help? Even at the risk of interfering? If you have observed any of the following warning signs from a family member or friend, she may be a victim. You can help her--and, you might be saving her life! WARNING SIGNS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE: Unexplainable injuries
She has very little to say about her life
She becomes timid when her husband or boyfriend is around
She distances herself from people and acts withdrawn
Her social relationships have narrowed
He makes all the rules
He puts her down in public
She is afraid Says author Elaine Weiss, who also wrote "Surviving Domestic Violence: Voices of Women Who Broke Free", Volcano Press, "Domestic violence doesn't just happen out there. It happens in our town, in our neighborhood, on our street. It happens to women we see at the supermarket, the movie theater, and the PTA. It happens to our friends and our co-workers. It happens to our mothers, our sisters, our daughters, and ourselves." |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 5 reviews)
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Best Available Resource 
As both a survivor and a counselor, I realize how difficult it is to explain the intricacies of a domestic violence situation, let alone how to help. This book is the best I've found, and believe me I've read a lot of books on the subject. I read it and immediately passed it on to someone else who could benefit from reading it. If more people understood, the world would be a better place. Buy it, read it, pass it on.
July 26, 2007 | |
Excellent Resource!
Family and Friends Guide to Domestic Violence is an excellent book. It is written in simple understandable terms and gives hands on examples on how to help those in violent relationships. It also clearly explains some habits, and reasons for violence in relationships. The information is very straightforward, and honest. As an advocate working in a domestic violence shelter, I wish I had tons of these to hand out to families freely. I am impressed, and often refer this book to both colleages and families!
February 08, 2006 | |
Practical answers to identifying signs of domestic abuse and helping victims
FAMILY AND FRIENDS' GUIDE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE provides practical answers to identifying signs of domestic abuse and helping victims. Not only are signs of abuse pointed out, from unexplained injuries to psychological reactions, but chapters tell how to listen, talk and take action which will help a friend. From overcoming a victim's isolation and fears to bolstering ego and finding help, here's the place to turn first.
October 14, 2005 | |
Super Good
It has very good advice on how to deal with the situation. People will think you're a genius when you start telling them stuff from this book.
As far as I can tell, this lady is the #1 expert on domestic violence.
May 29, 2005 | |
Family and Friends' Guide to Domestic Violence
Information contained within was most helpful in reaching out to a friend who is in what I perceived to be an abusive marriage. It was easily read and made suggestions for me to be most effective in assisting my friend. I highly recommend the book - keep it on your shelf after you've read it - 1 in 5 women is in an abusive relationship.
October 20, 2004 | |
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