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American Psychological Association, Washington, DC. – 1996
The American Psychological Association (APA) Task Force on Violence and the Family was convened to bring psychological research and clinical experience to bear on the problem of family violence and to make recommendations for solutions. This report of the Task Force highlights the need for a systematic, multi-faceted, multidisciplinary, and…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Change Strategies, Child Abuse, Cultural Influences
Homes for the Homeless, Inc., New York, NY. – 1998
In order to increase the knowledge base on the public policy issues pertaining to family homelessness, Columbia University and the Institute for Children & Poverty designed and implemented an extensive survey on the demographics of homeless families. Data on more than 140 variables were collected from 743 homeless heads-of-households in the spring…
Descriptors: Demography, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Attainment, Family Characteristics
Homes for the Homeless, Inc., New York, NY. – 1998
The majority of parents now living in homeless shelters, typically young single mothers with one or two children under the age of six, have spent their lives spiraling downward through a complex and self-perpetuating cycle of family violence, community violence, and poverty. Sixty-three percent of homeless parents, a survey has found, live with…
Descriptors: Early Experience, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Attainment, Family Characteristics
Longtain, Melinda – 1979
The myths maintaining the violence between men and women are woven deeply into the matrix of society's norms and values. Crisis intervention succeeds to the extent that it is supported by wider reaching interventions--interventions that challenge the myths. Such programs include day care for mothers wanting to work and flexible time schedules for…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Counseling Services, Crisis Intervention, Family Relationship

Hilton, N. Zoe – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1992
Reports on interviews with 20 assaulted women about their concerns for their children and how these concerns affected the decision to leave the assailant. Fifty-five percent of the women's children had witnessed violence, and 90 percent of these children had become involved in the physical or psychological abuse in some way, even after separation.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Battered Women, Child Abuse, Children

Sigler, Robert T. – Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 1995
Examines the history of violence in American society, explains some reasons behind these acts, and explores the implications of societal acceptance of violence. While criminologists consider extreme violence to be deviant forms of natural aggression, the paper shows that American society tolerates physical force when expressing political dissent…
Descriptors: Activism, Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems
Prothrow-Stith, Deborah; Quaday, Sher – 1995
This report is intended to support the goal of primary prevention of violence. The report examines how violence affects the development and learning abilities of children and youth. Seeing family violence, living in unsafe neighborhoods, witnessing violence, and being exposed to the harsh lives often faced by immigrants and refugees places…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Children, Cognitive Development, Emotional Problems
Hoffman, Allan M., Ed. – 1996
The seeming increase of violence in American society and its schools has become a pressing issue. Some researchers argue that the American education system mirrors the dynamics of society. The articles in this book address the following issues: the extent of violence in American schools; the forms that violence takes; its root causes; the effects…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Violence, Juvenile Gangs
Equity Issues, 1996
This newsletter examines the causes, consequences, and prevention of gender-based violence. First, gender-based violence is defined and common examples are presented. Discussed next are the following factors associated with gender-based violence: the culture continually reinforces the notions of male aggressiveness/power/dominance and female…
Descriptors: Aggression, Equal Education, Family Violence, Homophobia
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. – 1993
This document contains a directory of resources available in Pennsylvania to help achieve the goal of safe schools. Following a copy of the Safe Schools Act of 1993, nine sections list agencies that provide services and products under the headings of: conflict resolution/mediation, gangs, suicide, crisis response, family violence, diversity,…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Conflict Resolution, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education
Hutchison, Ira W. – 1980
Community professionals are dealing increasingly with family conflict and violence but typically have little training in this area. Family dynamics in the causation and consequences of intra-family aggression were studied in a project involving seven groups of community professionals, including lawyers, ministers, physicians, police, nurses,…
Descriptors: Aggression, Battered Women, Behavior Patterns, Child Abuse

Ageing International, 1985
Discusses various aspects of elder abuse: characteristics of victims, common forms of abuse, categories of abuse, victim-abuser relationship, characteristics of abusers, practical responses to the problem, and policy implications and research needs. (CT)
Descriptors: Community Services, Counseling Services, Elder Abuse, Family Problems
Murphy, Patricia A. – 1996
The purpose of this workbook is to assist women abuse survivors in creating and directing their own vocational plans wherever these efforts may lead. The book is intended to be a part of the abuse recovery process and can be used by professionals working with abuse survivors or by individuals on their own. The book is divided into three sections.…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Battered Women, Career Counseling, Emotional Abuse
Richie, Beth E.; Tsenin, Kay; Widom, Cathy Spatz – 2000
This publication presents three papers from a 1999 conference on criminal justice research and evaluation. The papers reveal real-life implications of research for a situation of growing urgency. Research has uncovered a link between the victimization of women and their criminal behavior. The papers propose that justice system practice can be…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Crime

Koss, Mary P. – American Psychologist, 1990
Discusses the following topics concerning violence against women: (1) its scope; (2) its impact on women; (3) the community services provided in response to the violence; (4) clinical treatment of victims; and (5) violence prevention. Presents a research agenda that addresses the gaps in existing literature. (JS)
Descriptors: Battered Women, Community Health Services, Family Violence, Females