Making An Impact: Children And Domestic Violence: A Reader

This fully updated edition provides a comprehensive review of recent research into domestic violence and the consequences for children, as well as for practice. Presented in a clear and accessible format, the Reader is divided into three parts. Part One describes evidence for the links between domestic violence and the concomitant abuse of children, and assesses the effects of a context of violence on the children's future well-being. Part Two is a substantial and accessible guide to relevant criminal and civil legislation, now brought up-to-date to account for current legislation. Highlighting the success of multi-agency approaches, the third part details practical issues for interventions with children and their carers, male perpetrators, and women. Approved by children's charities including the NSPCC and Barnardo?s, Making an Impact enables professionals working with children to develop informed, sophisticated and collaborative child care and protection responses for children.