Citation

Breckenridge J, Mulroney J. N. S. W. Public Health Bull. 2007; 18(5-6): 90-93.

Affiliation

School of Social Sciences and International Studies, University of New South Wales.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, New South Wales Health Department)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

17651663

Abstract

The report Staying Home/Leaving Violence describes a research study that explores how women, leaving a relationship where they experience domestic violence, can remain safely in their own homes with their children, with the violent offender being removed. In this qualitative study, 29 women were interviewed about their experiences of leaving a violent relationship. Of these 29 women, nine remained in their own home. This article describes the factors that enabled these nine women to remain in their homes and comments on the policy and practice implications for health workers.

Language: en