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Support and Education Groups for Children of Battered Women

NCJ Number
113648
Journal
Child Welfare Volume: 67 Issue: 5 Dated: (September/October 1988) Pages: 431-444
Author(s)
R J Gusznski; J C Brink; J L Edleson
Date Published
1988
Length
14 pages
Annotation
The children of battered women have been called the forgotten victims of domestic violence. Indeed, few clinicians have published accounts of their work with these children.
Abstract
This article describes in detail a support and education group program for children of battered women. Five hundred and seventy-five children have participated in the program, with promising results on several measures of success. (Publisher abstract)