Abuse category: 3108 books
No Ocean Here
Stories in Verse about Women from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Brave New Collection Honors Women's Spirit Worldwide
No Ocean Here bears moving accounts of women and girls in certain developing and underdeveloped countries. The book raises concern, and chronicles the socio-cultural conditions of women in parts of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The stories,...
The Nexus Effect
The Painless Way to Stop Smoking, Drinking and Overeating
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2012
How do we stop being slaves to our addictions? More to the point, how can we liberate ourselves painlessly?
In this new approach, not only is the process of freeing oneself from addiction made painless and easy, it can also be a genuinely enjoyable experience. The Nexus Effect is a new solution...
Behind Silent Smiles
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2018
A Tale, Inspired by a True Story, of a Woman Who Would Not Become Bitter “It’s okay. Filip is only showing off in front of his friends. It’s what boys do. It’s best to pay no mind and to keep quiet. Smile at him, then turn away.” The lessons young Cătălina learned from her beloved grandmother...
Toilet Paper People
no ONE is perfect
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2014
Born on the West Coast and adopted into the East Coast elite, Cherry Tigris wasn't even given a deck of cards to play with in this game of life, let alone parents who genuinely cared about her upbringing. Her mentally ill adopted mother is more than happy to play her own hand in cruel and torturous ways,...
The White House Boys
An American Tragedy
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Hidden far from sight, deep in the thick underbrush of the North Florida woods are the ghostly graves of more than thirty unidentified bodies, some of which are thought to be children who were beaten to death at the old Florida Industrial School for Boys at Marianna. It is suspected that many more...
Beyond Codependency
And Getting Better All the Time
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2009
In simple, straightforward terms, Beattie takes you into the territory beyond codependency, into the realm of recovery and relapse, family-of-origin work and relationships, surrender and spirituality.
You're learning to let go, to live your life free of the grip of someone else's problems....
Say Nothing
The Harrowing Truth About Auntie's Children
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2012
Say Nothing is the moving true story of four neglected siblings who were taken into care following the breakdown of their parents' marriage. Sent to a small croft in the north-east of Scotland, they endured an onslaught of physical and mental abuse at the hands of an elderly, inexperienced foster...
by Deborah K. Frontiera
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2011
Fighting CPS: Guilty Until Proven Innocent of Child Protective Services' Charges chronicles thirteen months of agony and frustration suffered by the innocent Bonilla and Frontiera families as a result of Children's Protective Services removal of young James Bonilla from his parents. Most people are...
House of Fire
A Story of Love, Courage, and Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016
House of Fire shows that thirty years of breaking free from a cycle of violence was not enough to prepare Elizabeth di Grazia for the trials of starting her own family. Growing up in the 1970s, she suffered repeated sexual abuse, incest, and neglect. Although in the Catholic church, she was forced...
by John S Wodarski, M. Carolyn Hilarski
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
A comprehensive look at the many types of male and female sex offenders who victimize children, adolescents, and adults
Comprehensive Mental Health Practice with Sex Offenders and Their Families presents practitioners, professionals, and policymakers with effective, user-friendly practice methods...
Child Maltreatment
A Collection of Readings
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2011
Specifically created to complement the Third Edition of the APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment, this collection of 23 carefully selected articles on child abuse and neglect parallels the structure of the Handbook. It is also a great companion to other Sage books, such as Barnett's Family Violence Across the Lifespan and Miller and Perrin's Child Maltreatment.
Helping Her Get Free
A Guide for Families and Friends of Abused Women
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2006
Almost ten years after its original publication, this groundbreaking and practical guide remains a wise, informed, and vital resource for those who want to assist a friend or loved one in her struggle to escape an abusive relationship. Susan Brewster, a longtime psychotherapist whose practice includes...
I am Tina
A recorded and transcribed journal - journal four
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2014
This is a journal created from recordings transcribed of the journey Tina went through to find healing from a lifetime of abuse. Tina started seeing a therapist immediately after leaving an abusive relationship to gain an understanding to why she kept picking bad men into her life. She knew something...
by Cathy Glass
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2014
Discover the incredible memoirs of internationally bestselling author Cathy Glass with this free extended eBook sampler of Cathy’s first book, and No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller, Damaged. Jodie is a violent and aggressive 8 year old who has already been through numerous foster families. Cathy Glass...