Palgrave Advances in Child Justice Children Domestic Violence Shelters

Using a range of methods including ethnography, interviews, mental health surveys, this book draws on the voices of children, mothers, and workers and explores a range of issues affecting particularly marginalised groups (e.g. This edited collection provides a detailed picture of children’s lives when living at domestic violence shelters (also termed refuges) which provide a safe space for victims. It draws on original empirical research from countries including the UK, USA, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Israel and Australia to examine how domestic violence shelters are managed and understood in various social systems. The key themes of the book are school and everyday life, agency and transitions, and support. Using a range of methods including ethnography, interviews, mental health surveys, this book draws on the voices of children, mothers, and workers and explores a range of issues affecting particularly marginalised groups (e.g. infants and teenagers). It includes recommendations for practice and speaks to those in law, social work, nursing and criminology. Linda Arnell is an associate professor at the Department of Social Work, Umeå University, Sweden. Her research interests focus on children’s and young people’s life situations, with an emphasis on gender, violence, abuse, social relations, and support for children and young people. Sara Thunberg is a senior lecturer at the unit of Social Work at the School of Behavioural, Social and Legal Sciences, Örebro University, Sweden. Her research mainly focuses on children and young people’s victimization with an emphasis on victimological theory, construction of victimhood and victim identity, and support services. Åsa Källström is a professor of Social Work at the School of Behavioural, Social and Legal Sciences, Örebro University, Sweden. She researches children’s and young people’s experiences of violence, the impact violence and neglect have in their lives and how society can meet the needs of protection and psychosocial support among children and adults with varied functionality. This edited collection provides a detailed picture of children’s lives when living at domestic violence shelters (also termed refuges) which provide a safe space for victims. It draws on original empirical research from countries including the UK, USA, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Israel and Australia to examine how domestic violence shelters are managed and understood in various social systems. The key themes of the book are school and everyday life, agency and transitions, and support. Using a range of methods including ethnography, interviews, mental health surveys, this book draws on the voices of children, mothers, and workers and explores a range of issues affecting particularly marginalised groups (e.g. infants and teenagers). It includes recommendations for practice and speaks to those in law, social work, nursing and criminology.