TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Findings from a community-based program for battered women and their children
JO  - Journal of interpersonal violence
A1  - Sullivan, Cris M.
A1  - Bybee, Deborah I.
A1  - Allen, Nicole E.
SP  - 915
EP  - 936
VL  - 17
IS  - 9
N2  - The effectiveness of a strengths-and community-based support and advocacy intervention for battered women and their children was examined. The study included a longitudinal, experimental design and employed multimethod strategies to measure children's exposure to abuse and their self-competence over a period of 8 months. Maternal experience of abuse and maternal well-being were also assessed. The experimental intervention involved advocacy for mothers and their children and a 10-week support and education group for the children. Families in the experimental condition received the free services of a trained paraprofessional for 6 to 8 hours per week over 16 weeks. Eighty mothers and their 80 children participated in the study. Findings were modest but promising. Children in the experimental condition reported significantly higher self-competence in several domains compared to children in the control group. The intervention caused improvement in women's depression and self-esteem over time. Policy, practice and research implications are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0886-2605
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260502017009001
ID  - ref1
ER  -