In this groundbreaking book Linda Millsfeminist scholar activist andsurvivorchallenges the prevailing orthodoxies and maps out a plan to changedomestic abuse tr... » 

In this groundbreaking book Linda Millsfeminist scholar activist andsurvivorchallenges the prevailing orthodoxies and maps out a plan to changedomestic abuse treatment programs. Drawing on case studies and research fromher abuse prevention programs Mills reveals that intimate abuse is far morecomplex than we realize and develops a program for healing that engageseveryone caught up in a violent dynamic. Essential reading for therapistscouples public health experts and members of the criminal justice systemViolent Partners outlines a breakthrough approach to a major social problem. «