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Understanding Adult Survivors of Domestic Violence in Childhood

Understanding Adult Survivors of Domestic Violence in Childhood

Still Forgotten, Still Hurting

Gill Hague
With Ann Harvey and Kathy Willis

Paperback: £23.99 / $37.95

2012, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 192pp
ISBN: 978-1-84905-096-8, BIC 2: JKSN JFFE3 JKSN2

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Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction and background: Adults who were exposed to domestic violence as children. 2. Before you grow up: What the research tells us about children who experience domestic violence. 3. Scarcely an issue at all in the UK: Research on adults who experienced domestic violence as children. 4. The impacts of childhood domestic violence on adults: What survivors say. 5. Finding hope in a cold place and thriving against the odds: Testimony by 'Rose Wood'. 6. Dealing with it at the time: Working with children exposed to domestic violence to enable less painful later adulthoods. 7. Still Hurting: Testimony by 'Anna'. 8. How to move forward: Recovery, assistance and support for adults with childhood experiences of domestic abuse. 9. Both pain and being shielded: Testimony by 'Patrick'. 10. It really can get better: Conclusion. References. Index.

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