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Download full textJoin Together, Boston, MA. – 2000
Substance abuse has long been recognized as a precipitating factor in many domestic violence incidents. The main type of substance abuse is alcohol usage. Forty-six percent of the offenders reported being dependent on or abusing alcohol, while another 28% were found to be dependent on opiates, cocaine, marijuana, or inhalants. Nearly two-fifths of…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Community Action, Drinking, Family Problems
National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (DHHS/OHDS), Washington, DC. – 1992
The purpose of this publication is to help the reader understand the problems of child abuse and neglect and become familiar with prevention and intervention efforts. Introductory pages define child abuse and neglect, suggest the scope of the problem, delineate reasons for its occurrence, and explain how to recognize abuse or neglect. This section…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Health, Child Neglect, Children
