Abuse category: 3108 books

The decision whether or not to reunify a child in care with their birth family is one of the most serious taken by children's services, and often involves considerable risk. This book examines the long-term consequences of this decision for children who entered public care for abuse or neglect....

Raised in the sweltering savannas of Zimbabwe, Thando leads a typical life for a middle-class African girl. She attends school and church. She loves American television shows and American music. Thando lives in a happy household with a wonderful family, and has never wanted for love. But Thando holds...

This is the story of a woman in search of herself. Coming from a troubled family the traumas of childhood keep her stumbling through her adult life leading her to take one wrong turn after the other. After the onset of major depression she comes close to ending her own life.  Only now she realizes...

Incest hurts children and confuses them. This general statement fits most if not all incest cases, but from there each family situation is different. This brief article shows that professionals and family members who want to understand particular families where incest has occurred must be open to...

It may seem impossible, but Alexandra Love Berry will have you belly laughing your way through her true story of severe abuse, neglect, incest, multiple suicide attempts, and alcohol-infused relationship disasters. She describes causes and effects of her post-traumatic stress disorder and how they culminated...

This fully updated Reader provides a comprehensive review of recent research and legislation relating to domestic violence and its consequences for children, and identifies the implications for practice. It is divided into three parts. Part One describes evidence for the links between domestic...

It is not the aim of this book to break up good, loving relationships...It is however the aim of this book to break up bad, abusive relationshipsThe real danger happens when you allow yourself to remain in an abusive relationship. You then become conditioned to the abuses, accepting them as normal,...

`Combining global examples of cases with practical solutions, this book will be of interest to anyone involved in child advocacy, from judges to probation officers' - childRIGHT `The greatest achievement of this book may be its inspiration to those also willing to "swim against the tide"...

Moving Beyond Past Loss and Hurt    *“Nothing change lives like the truth.  I love how you proclaimed our Savior!  Well done!” * — Julie Ziglar Norman, Author, Keynote Speaker, Life Coach and Founder of Ziglar Women   Life can leave you lost, confused...

In Bed with the Badge is this generation's Burning Bed. Ms. Joyce and her brother, Raymond, tell the bloodcurdling story of how their father, Ray Sheehan, a retired NYPD detective, turned wife-beating into an art form by utilizing the very tactics he was taught in the police force. In a terrifying moment...

When Joy discovers with horror that her four children are being sexually abused by their daddy, their life is thrown into turmoil. Caught in the web of child welfare, social workers, police, psychologists, and years of court cases, Joy must watch—helpless—as she is legally forced to hand her precious...

Do you feel that your substance abuse is causing lower productivity, an increase in tardiness and absenteeism, and putting you at job jeopardy? Navigating around entering treatment while still employed can feel like a challenge. This handbook can be utilized as a comprehensive guide to help you start....

Only about 6 percent of the population that are alcoholic need to quit drinking completely in their recovery process, yet nearly 90 percent of treatment programs and substance abuse treatment practitioners require total abstinence from alcohol. Cynthia Turner is not one of them. In Can I Keep Drinking?...

This book is for recovering people, their families, and addiction professionals who want to understand psychological and spiritual thinking about addiction on a deep level. I have been working on this book for a long time. There are complex psychological and spiritual issues that need to be addressed...