Abuse category: 3108 books

When Eileen Munro's mother became pregnant at 16, she was told to give her baby away to a 'good family', but the couple who paid the fee at the Salvation Army mother-and-baby home in Glasgow in 1963 turned out to be alcoholics who neglected and physically abused Eileen. Then, when their marriage broke...

Norah Shariff’s autobiography is likely to cause some turmoil as she takes the reader into a harsh world created by her immediate family; a world filled with obstacles preventing her from gaining precious freedom. Norah is brought up in a living nightmare, created by her father’s abuse and violence,...

The most comprehensive book on the repressed memory therapy epidemic of the late 1980s and 1990s. A misguided form of pseudoscientific psychotherapy became a fad during these years and encouraged adults to believe that they had been sexually abused for years during their childhood and had completely...

It’s no secret that substance abuse and addiction can be devastating experiences. But what many people don’t understand is that the thought of entering a residential treatment program can be overwhelming to individuals who desperately need this type of help. In many cases, resistance to...

From the Edge of the Cliff: Understanding the Two Phases of Recovery and Becoming the Person You're Meant To Be" is a well-written book that provides those recovering from drug and/or alcohol abuse with practical lessons on how to understand and successfully navigate the two-phases of recovery...

In October 1986 ChildLine - the first national helpline for children in the world - was launched. With it came a revolution in child protection. For the first time abused children had someone they could ask for help. The launch of ChildLine was broadcast on BBC TV on October 30th. Watching in her...

Some people are under the impression that if your partner does not hit you, harm you physically, or behave in violent ways toward you, that a relationship is perfectly healthy.However, emotional abuse can also occur in many relationships where physical abuse does not. It can sometimes be hard...

This step-by-step guide is designed to help sexually abused teenage girls through the legal and emotional processes of dealing with what has been done to them. We Are Not Alone: A Teenage Girl's Personal Account of Incest from Disclosure Through Prosecution and Treatment tells the first-person story...

A book of affirmations and inspirational messages by the author of Healing Your Life: Recovery from Domestic Abuse. Initially this book was written for survivors of domestic abuse and was designed to enhance Healing Your Life. But this book can help anyone develop new ways of thinking about problems...

Addictionologist Ken Donaldson wrote A Deceptive Joint Venture: Some Marijuana Truths Others May Want Lie About to help people better understand the following: the level of usage in the U.S., what marijuana is and where it comes from, how it’s used and how it affects the brain, the rising potency...

If you are a woman being hurt by someone you love, this book is for you. It can help you understand your situation and find ways to change it. This indispensable guide offers straightforward, sensible information on how to establish a safety plan for you and your children, as well as advice on how...

Sexual abuse can leave a child permanently scarred. But regardless of what is lost, the story is not done. A path to healing is possible. Restored tells of such a story. The author recounts her remarkable journey through dark days to emerge into the joy of God's light and a renewed love for life....

"Evocative, fiercely intelligent, and beautifully constructed. In telling her story, Zolbrod becomes a time traveler, making elegant leaps from early childhood to her unconventional coming of age to the embattled but deep satisfactions of her own motherhood. The Telling is a necessary memoir...

This is a story about hope. One can't identify with hope until one is able to identify with hopelessness. One can't love unconditionally unless one has been loved unconditionally. No one can be accepted until they first have accepted. This book is not written to those who have no knowledge...