1999

Children's Needs, Coping Strategies and Understanding of Woman Abuse

This multi-methodological study sought to discover how both children and young people understand domestic violence and how those who have lived with it cope with, and make sense, of their experiences. The primary themes of this research were children's general understandings and perception of domestic violence; including whether they see it as affecting children, who they see as responsible for it and what they think should be done. The study explores what the general population of children know about domestic violence, as well as the specific experiences of children who have lived in situations where their mothers have been abused.

This report was submitted to the Economic Social and Research Council. This research also formed the basis of the Book: Children's Perspectives on Domestic Violence (2002), available from Sage publications.

See Project: Children's Needs, Coping Strategies and Understanding of Woman Abuse

Available from: The Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit £6.50 plus £1.00 p&p

ChildrensNeedsCopingStrategies.pdf (download acrobat reader)

Authors: Gill Hague, Umme F Imam, Liz Kelly, Ellen Malos, Audrey Mullender

Domestic Violence Matters: An Evaluation of a Development Project

This report documents the multi-methodological evaluation of 'Domestic Violence Matters' (DVM), an adaptation of a Canadian project - the Family Consultancy Service (London, Ontario) - which involves locating a team of skilled civilian support workers within the police service to follow up police responses to domestic violence.

Available to view at the Home Office website.

See Project: Evaluation of Domestic Violence Matters (A Development Project)

Available from: The Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit Free, £1.00 p&p And The Home Office. Email: publications.rds@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk

Authors: Liz Kelly, Julie Bindel, Sheila Burton, Dianne Butterworth, Kate Cook, Linda Regan

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