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BATTERED WOMENS SHELTER [1 record]

Record 1 2010-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Services and Social Work
  • Social Problems
CONT

Friendship Centre representatives now sit on boards of half-way houses, battered women's homes and children's aid societies.

CONT

The fact that battered women often use a shelter several times, returning to the abusive relationship between such visits, speaks in favour of shelters and reflects the nature of the problem.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Services sociaux et travail social
  • Problèmes sociaux
CONT

A titre d'exemple, des représentants de centres d'accueil siègent maintenant au conseil de maisons de transition, de refuges pour femmes battues et de sociétés d'aide à l'enfance.

Spanish

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