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Hughes, Honore M. – 1986
Crisis intervention type services were initiated in the Battered Women's Shelter in Fayetteville, Arkansas with the purpose of assisting children with their immediate distress and possibly preventing repetition of the violent patterns within families. Services were provided by volunteers or hired staff as funding allowed. The families the shelter…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Child Abuse, Crisis Intervention, Family Violence
Peer reviewedHughes, Honore M. – Children Today, 1986
Reviews the research on the effects of family violence on the psychological/behavioral adjustment of children in shelters for battered women. Offers several recommendations based on this research for serving preschool and school-age children residing in these shelters. (BB)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Age Differences, Child Abuse, Children
