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Polites, Andrea; Kuchar, Karen; Bigelow, Shauna – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2010
Domestic violence is a devastating social problem that leaves an enduring, negative impact on all family members, especially the victims and their children. The costs to children and to society as a whole are enormous. Children who have witnessed domestic violence or have been threatened or abused by a parent are at great risk for emotional and…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Family Violence, Mothers, Coping
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Grossman, Susan F.; Lundy, Marta; George, Christine C.; Crabtree-Nelson, Sonya – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2010
There is little empirical research about the services victims of violence in shelters receive and when, yet such information would increase our understanding of their unmet service needs especially after they leave shelter. This article utilizes data from a randomly selected sample of individuals in shelter to examine their service trajectories.…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Individual Counseling, Group Counseling, Needs Assessment
Dworsky, Amy – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2008
Homeless children tend to experience a variety of academic problems, and little is currently known about this growing segment of the American population. This study was undertaken using administrative data from the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and a program that serves many of Chicago's most vulnerable homeless families to examine children's…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Disadvantaged Youth, Public Schools, Case Studies
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Bennett, Larry; Riger, Stephanie; Schewe, Paul; Howard, April; Wasco, Sharon – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2004
The authors report the results of an evaluation of services provided by 54 Illinois domestic violence agencies. In collaboration with the University of Illinois at Chicago evaluation team, domestic violence advocates identified services to be evaluated, specified desired outcomes of those services, and participated in developing measures of those…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Community Information Services, Females, Program Evaluation