Violência domestica

Child Protection in Families Experiencing Domestic Violence

H. Lien Bragg

2003

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families Administration on Children, Youth and Families Children’s Bureau Office on Child Abuse and Neglect

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PREFACE ..................................................................................................................................1 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS..........................................................................................................3 1. PURPOSE AND OVERVIEW ............................................................................................5 2. THE OVERLAP BETWEEN CHILD MALTREATMENT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ..........................................................................................7 The Co-occurrence of Child Maltreatment and Domestic Violence ....................................9 Children’s Exposure to Domestic Violence ........................................................................9 Professionals Responding to Child Maltreatment and Domestic Violence: In Search of Common Ground ..........................................................12 The Different Responses to Families Experiencing Domestic Violence ..............................13 3. THE BASICS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ....................................................................15 What Is Domestic Violence? ..............................................................................................15 Victims of Domestic Violence ............................................................................................23 Perpetrators of Domestic Violence......................................................................................29 4. CHILD PROTECTION PRACTICES WITH FAMILIES EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ................................................................................................35 Guiding Principles and Desired Outcomes