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    After Awareness: Advocating for Battered Women

    By Jenna Brooks

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    "Jenna Brooks hits the nail on the head with this one. As a survivor of domestic violence, I wholeheartedly recommend this book to any and all, in the hopes that people will know how to proactively assist those who are escaping from or who have escaped their abuser, finding themselves completely alone and without help." - Readers Favorite

    Domestic Violence awareness was the first step. It worked. Everyone's aware.

    But without action, awareness means nothing.

    In spite of the decades spent raising awareness, this is a culture that still doesn't comprehend the real dynamics of abuse.That's because there is a lot of bad information out there, creating the misunderstandings that lead to:

    The Judgments:

    She needs to protect those kids of hers.

    She's exaggerating.

    She pushes his buttons.

    She's equally abusive.

    She can't appreciate what a great guy he is.

    She lets her kids disrespect her.

    She could leave him if she really wanted to.

    The Myths:

    Abuse is an exaggerated issue.

    Speaking out will keep her safe.

    The courts favor mothers.

    There's lots of help out there for her.

    She can always go to a shelter.

    Once she leaves, she'll be fine.

    What we need is more awareness.

    The Results:

    Count to nine.

    Another woman has been beaten.

    And in the next twenty-four hours, three more women will die at the hands of an abuser.

    The awareness campaigns worked... But what now?

    After Awareness is a handbook for community outreach, designed as a guide for family, friends, and concerned bystanders who want to help battered women, but find it to be a difficult and often frustrating path. Through frank discussion about the dynamics of abuse, the aftermath, and real-world suggestions for impacting the crime of Domestic Violence, After Awareness moves beyond DV awareness to the next step: Solutions.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJenna Brooks
    Release dateNov 22, 2015
    ISBN9781519946485
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    After Awareness: Advocating for Battered Women
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    Jenna Brooks

    “In general, I write about women’s issues. But my passion in life is to change the way the culture regards battered women, and help them to reclaim their lives after escaping an abuser.” - Jenna Brooks A staunch Mothers Rights advocate, Jenna Brooks is a bestselling novelist, a seminar author and instructor, a columnist, and a professionally trained and certified coach, specializing in divorce, post-divorce, and Domestic Violence. She has a particular interest in the issues confronting Christian women, and is certified by The American Association of Christian Counselors. The award-winning author of the October Snow series, Jenna is also the creator of several seminars and coaching processes. She is trained in Batterer Intervention, Trauma and Trauma Informed Care, and is a former state-certified Crisis Advocate and Domestic Violence Hotline veteran. Jenna says, “I concentrate on advocacy for battered mothers because in my experience, the Family Court often takes up where an abuser leaves off.  Too often, these women are every bit as injured by a paternalistic, even oppressive Family Court system as they are by an abuser. Their experiences in the court are simply another betrayal. As a society, we pay little attention to the outcome of battered mothers - both legally and culturally.” Jenna is a former columnist for The Derry News and The Bangor Daily News, and is the former host of “The Café” on WSMN Radio out of Nashua, NH. Her debut novel, October Snow, is the winner of the 2014 Readers Favorite Awards/Drama. 

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