Brenda Ellis, Audrey Mullender, Ruth Bashall, Gill Hague, Ravi Thiara

Disabled Women and Domestic Violence

Responding to the Experiences of Survivors

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book uncovers the experiences of disabled women who have suffered domestic violence, drawing on the first UK national study conducted in this area. It discusses the nature of violence perpetrated against disabled women and the range of its impacts, and outlines how services can be developed and improved, pointing to examples of good practice.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 150mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 295g
• ISBN-13: 9781849050081
• ISBN-10: 1849050082
• Artikelnr.: 33766675

Autorenporträt

Brenda Ellis is a long standing campaigner for disabled women's rights and issues including domestic violence.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Nicola Harwin CBE, Chief Executive of Women's Aid Federation of
England. 1. Introduction. 2. What the research tells us: A story of gaps
and lacks. 3. Disabled women's experiences of domestic violence and abuse.
4. Professional responses to disabled women affected by domestic violence.
5. Understanding our history: the personal is political (Brenda Ellis and
Ruth Bashall). 6. Nothing about us without us: policy and practice (Ruth
Bashall and Brenda Ellis). 7. Ideas for moving forward: good practice and
recommendations. 8. Looking more widely: strategic agendas and
incorporating issues for disabled women experiencing domestic violence. 9.
Conclusions.