Children in Domestic Violence Shelters

International Perspectives

257 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This edited collection provides a detailed picture of children’s lives when living at domestic violence shelters (also termed refuges) which provide a safe space for victims. It draws on original empirical research from countries including the UK, USA, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Israel and Australia to examine how domestic violence shelters are managed and understood in various social systems. The key themes of the book are school and everyday life, agency and transitions, and support. Using a range of methods including ethnography, interviews, mental health surveys, this book draws on the voices of children, mothers, and workers and explores a range of issues affecting particularly marginalised groups (e.g. infants and teenagers). It includes recommendations for practice and speaks to those in law, social work, nursing and criminology.

• Reihe: Palgrave Advances in Child Justice
• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Soziale Dienste und Sozialwesen, Kriminologie Sozialwesen, Sozialpolitik und soziale Dienste Soziale Arbeit
• ISBN: 9783031954764
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 02.10.2025
• Größe: 21 x 14.8 cm
• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Herausgegeben von: Linda Arnell, Sara Thunberg, Åsa Källström