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Home Should Be Safe: Hope and Help for Domestic Violence Victims By Mina R Raulston
Table of Contents
Chapter One: What is domestic violence?Describes each type of domestic violence with real life examples
Chapter Two: What are the root causes of domestic violence? Explains the causes of domestic violence, direct and indirect, with examples
Chapter Three: What are the warning signs of domestic violence? Explains the warning signs of domestic violence, including lethality factors
Chapter Four: Who is the abuser? Who is the victim? Explains personality traits and behavior patterns of abusers and victims
Chapter Five: Who is affected by domestic violence and how? Discusses how domestic violence affects family members, friends, co-workers, employers, church, school communities, society, and the generational effects of abuse
Chapter Six: Why don’t they just leave? Offers real answers to real questions about why it is so hard for victims to leave abusers
Chapter Seven: What help do victims of abuse need? Details types of assistance needed by victims from emergency needs to long-term needs
Chapter Eight: What help is available? Describes public funded shelter services and other secular assistance offered
Chapter Nine: How can I help? Explains the many ways the church as an organization and the individual can help in the fight against domestic violence
Chapter Ten: What could a Christian shelter do differently? Shows examples of existing Christian shelters, the services they offer, and the results
Chapter Eleven: God still heals. My testimony of healing, deliverance, and restoration
Appendix I: FAQ. Common questions, misconceptions, and stereotypes connected with domestic violence
Appendix II: Domestic violence resources. Lists toll free hot lines, books, magazines, Web sites, organizations, and Christian shelters
Appendix III: Safety Plan
Appendix IV: Power and Control Wheel and Nonviolence Wheel from TheDuluthModel and Cycle of Violence graphics
The Author: Brief autobiography of author and contact information
