Abuse category: 3108 books

For everyone responsible for the well being of children, this book explains one of the hardest to detect threats to their safety.Female sex offenders have victimized an estimated two to three million people in the United States. As a society we find it nearly impossible to believe that females, usually...

This book provides the first detailed discussion of domestic violence and abuse in same sex relationships, offering a unique comparison between this and domestic violence and abuse experienced by heterosexual women and men. It examines how experiences of domestic violence and abuse may be shaped by...

Love that CountsLearn to find balance in your own relationship and start to enjoy the benefits of a healthier relationship through the tale of the author’s relationship gone wrong and the psychological theory developed to teach others what the difference between a healthy and unhealthy relationship...

The book describes a research in the field of child sex abuse. The intent is to point out specific aspects which will lead to a complete psychological recovery from trauma using the “Experiential Model” and moving back to the roots of the traumatic experience. The fact fostering a “total healing”...

Have you ever felt like a normal discussion turns into him raging at you, while you cower in the corner, not certain what just happened to set him off? Have you felt like you would be punished if you stand up for yourself? Have you ever been told you are imagining things and everyone thinks you're...

An abusers goal is to gain control over you; you lose self esteem and personal worth. Beware of Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing, a Dramatic non fiction, is a true story about love, trust and betrayal between men and women, friends and bosses. Abuse occurs every second of the day and has many forms. Once...

This Fourth Edition of Intimate Violence and Abuse in Families updates a best-selling core text in the field of intimate violence and child maltreatment. New features include: a "Global Perspectives" call-out box for each of the chapters that explore an aspect of research, policy, and practice globally...

*Not for sensitive readers* Sexual abuse robs young children of the life they were meant to live - it strips them of freedom, confidence and bestows qualities of low self-esteem and low morale. It is a silent killer of the mind and an inner torture chamber not easily seen with the naked eye....

Breaking the Silence; A Rag Doll in Dirty Hands. A desolate broken heart, rejected by those who should love her, searching everywhere but the one place true love can always be found. Cutting to relieve the pain; ironic when that hurts less than the wounds of the heart. Silent screams for help that never...

Sadly, Christinas journey, and her childrens experience of being collateral damage, is not atypical. Kudos for her strength and bravery in putting her story out there as a cautionary tale for others. (Dr. Susan Weitzman, author, Not to People like Us: Hidden Abuse in Upscale Marriages). Christina...

Karen McConnel earned a B.A. from the University of Toledo and her M.S.W. from the University of Alabama. She developed and coordinated a Therapeutic Foster Care Program and was Executive Director of a community-based agency providing services for runaway and homeless youth. Eileen Brand is a journalist and author whose work has been published in newspapers and journals in the US.

Taylor Armstrong, star of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills on Bravo, pulls back the curtain on the years she suffered in silence through domestic violence in this searingly honest account of her troubled marriage to the late Russell Armstrong. The terrible truth is that I felt lost without...

The Torn Trilogy Chaplets 12 Chaplet Editions Convenient: Buy as you read, perfect for E-reader devices Chaplet 1 FREE Chaplets 1-4: Torn From the Inside Out Chaplets 5-9: The Journey Chaplets 10-13: Out of the Maelstrom Tags: domestic violence, abuse, child abuse, memoir,...

RECLAIMED is the memoir of Antonia Williams-Gary, an affluent, well-educated African-American woman who struggled in silence from decades of emotional abuse, while maintaining a high profile, public marriage. It exposes the ugly truth about being trapped in a defeating cycle under her husband’s...