Books tagged: family violence

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School Violence & Workplace Violence: Risk Assessment    by Jane Gilgun
Price: $2.99 USD. 4030 words. Published on March 12, 2010. .

Risk assessment for violence involves the investigation of five factors: These factors are 1 ) precipitating events, 2) patterns of direct statements, 3) circumstances that increase the likelihood of violence, 4) signs of cumulative stress, and 5) indicators of lowered risks for violence. This article describes a risk assessment based on these factors. For school violence and workplace violence
Sporting the Right Attitude: Lessons Learned in a Troubled Family    by Walter Jackson
Price: $7.99 USD. 34130 words. Published on September 7, 2010. .

Sporting the Right Attitude: Lessons Learned in a Troubled Family, a USA Book News Award finalist, is an inspirational memoir and guide for young adults, or anyone struggling to overcome challenges. This story is how sports principles helped the author overcome a violent childhood, intertwined with insights from superstar athletes who used these same principles to conquer challenges---and win.
Growing Up in the Care of Strangers: The Experiences, Insights and Recommendations of Eleven Former Foster Kids    by Waln Brown
Price: $9.99 USD. 61930 words. Published on December 7, 2010. .

Provides child welfare professionals insightful feedback from clients who grew up in juvenile justice, foster care, orphanage, adoptive and mental health placements. What makes this book particularly instructive derives from the authors credentials. They are college-educated adults who masterfully intertwine their childhood stories with mature perspective and their own professional expertise.
Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect    by Waln Brown
Price: $4.99 USD. 3850 words. Published on January 6, 2011. .

This publication provides information so that you will better understand the problems of child abuse and neglect and know how to help prevent and report it. If you are concerned about child abuse and neglect, get involved. If you need better parenting skills, seek help. If you suspect child abuse and neglect, report it. Your concerned involvement CAN make an important difference.
Signs of Sexual Abuse in Children    by Jane Gilgun
Price: $1.19 USD. 3890 words. Published on January 23, 2011. .

How to know when children have been sexually abused poses special challenges. Some children speak up, while others are scared into silence. Some show no signs, while others show signs of stress and trauma. At times, the interactions between children and the persons who may be abusing them sometimes raise concerns. This article show the many different signs that children show or may not show.
How to Say Goodbye    by Chandra Jayne
Price: Free! 7370 words. Published on June 16, 2011. .

A healing 9-11 memoir, "How to Say Goodbye" by Chandra Jayne Copyright 2007, relates terrorism to family violence. For most people, 9-11 was purely tragic, but for one woman, 9-11 was a catalyst to healing suppressed grief from childhood violence and reuniting with a mentally ill father that she feared. Treatment for suppressed grief has skyrocketed since 9-11. It's time to heal America's Soul.
Healing    by Rebone Makgato
Price: $2.99 USD. 6610 words. Published on June 25, 2011. .

The story talks about the struggle of men who are constantly abused by their wives. Is there a way a marriage can be healed?
The Journey    by Rebone Makgato
Price: $1.99 USD. 4750 words. Published on July 2, 2011. .

Zondi, a crackhead son of Granny Thandi, has just been released from jail. Without a job and addicted to drugs, he relies on small-time snatch jobs. But robbing her sick mother was the last straw. Granny Thandi had finally had enough.
She Wasn't Allowed to Giggle    by Lavinia Thompson
Price: $0.99 USD. 23190 words. Published on September 28, 2011. .

A poetry and prose collection that explores the dark depths of domestic violence and child abuse and about finding the light at the end of the tunnel.
Invisible Bars: Why women won't leave    by Lisa Oliver
Price: $9.99 USD. 24130 words. Published on February 26, 2012. .

One of the biggest questions in society, among people who have not been abused is "why don't the women just leave their abusive partner". The author is a woman who has had two abusive husbands and tries to explain the many complex reasons why women won't leave...often until it is too late.