Gill HagueUnderstanding Adult Survivors of Domestic Violence in Childhood
Still Forgotten, Still Hurting
Gill Hague is Emeritus Professor of Violence Against Women Studies in the University of Bristol's Centre for Gender and Violence Research (of which she was a co-founder in 1990). She has worked for 40 years in the field and has played a key role in the pioneering development of violence against women research. She has been an activist, practitioner, academic and researcher, and has published extensively in the field. Kathy Willis works in both a voluntary and paid capacity supporting women, men and children who have experienced domestic abuse and sexual violence, and is an activist against violence against women. Ann Harvey is a qualified and experienced social worker with additional training to enable her to work therapeutically with children, young people and adults. For the past 11 years she has specialised in supporting children and families on their journeys to recovery from trauma, abuse and neglect.
Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction and background: Adults who were exposed
to domestic violence as children. 2. Before you grow up: What the research
tells us about children who experience domestic violence. 3. Scarcely an
issue at all in the UK: Research on adults who experienced domestic
violence as children. 4. The impacts of childhood domestic violence on
adults: What survivors say. 5. Finding hope in a cold place and thriving
against the odds: Testimony by 'Rose Wood'. 6. Dealing with it at the time:
Working with children exposed to domestic violence to enable less painful
later adulthoods. 7. Still Hurting: Testimony by 'Anna'. 8. How to move
forward: Recovery, assistance and support for adults with childhood
experiences of domestic abuse. 9. Both pain and being shielded: Testimony
by 'Patrick'. 10. It really can get better: Conclusion. References. Index.
