A Safe Place for Women (Paperback)

from briannad84

I picked this off the shelf at one of my local libraries and it's a great book for abused women and/or children. Very educational and I liked how the author included her own experiance and was able to rise to such a position to help others. There needs to be more shelters like SafePlace all over ...

from rainrunner

I am a domestic abuse survivor so reading this book really triggered alot of emotions in me. The author, Kelly White, is the former Director of SafePlace in Austin, Texas. She herself was a victim of domestic violence and her story is quite disturbing. However, she didn't stay stuck in her victim...

from linedog1848

I am in the mental health industry, and I work on staff in a major research lab with some of the foremost authorities on family violence research, so I have some fairly robust knowledge and experience to support a critical review of this book. That being said, I find very little to be critical of...

from fevvers

Overall, I found A Safe Place For Women engaging, informative, and moving. As a survivor of intimate partner violence with a bit of experience with domestic violence shelters, I found a lot in this book that either resonated with my previous experience or showed me new perspectives I had never co...

from HiddenParagon

I did not know what to expect from this book, but I found it to be a very interesting and intriguing read. White addresses many different aspects of domestic violence that I have never even thought about, from the point of view of both a survivor and a shelter administrator. I feel this book woul...