"Four States of Abuse" is my journey of experiencing abuse from childhood to adulthood, living in four states. I did not know at the time that I was being abused, but it was abuse, both mentally and physically. I was born in the South, and at a young age, I learned that my mother did not want me and sent me to live with my Aunt and Uncle, who did not have kids. I was raised with the rod, sheltered from society, and taught not to question adults but to follow commands without argument or hesitation. With so many barriers against me, I was an open target for bullies including my Aunt and, eventually, my ex husband. "Four States of Abuse" is my survival story from Georgia to New Jersey. I hope to inspire people to escape their situations and seek help.

A history of the social agenda of child abuse and policy set by society, government, and other agencies.

"'Abuse' is an ugly word. And to many people, abuse is an ugly reality of life. This book tells the stories of two men and two women whose lives have been painfully marked by abuse. As a child, Kenyon was beaten first by his mother, later by his father and stepmother. Dawn grew up surrounded by abusive people, then married a violent man. Ryan's stepfather terrorized his entire family, physically and emotionally. Eunice was only a child when an adult relative targeted her for sexual abuse. The things that Kenyon, Dawn, Ryan, and Eunice experienced could have destroyed them inside. But that's not what happened. Read Surviving Abuse to learn how people can grow strong and healthy even after suffering at the hands of others."--Back cover.

Writing primarily for those who may be facing intervention decisions about family violence in the United States, Malley-Morrison (Boston U.) and Hines (U. of New Hampshire) place the causes of family violence in a cognitive-affective-ecological framework that sees wider cultural mores and social for

Representing the International Task Force on Abuse, Catherine Clark Kroeger and Nancy Nason-Clark help us hear the cries of abused women and find concrete ways for the church to respond so that no home will be a place of abuse.