When Dad Hurts Mum
Authors: Sheila Hollins, Patricia Scotland and Noelle Blackman
Illustrated by Anne-Marie Perks
ISBN: 9781784580360
Page Count: 60
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Caution: due to its subject matter, this book contains illustrations of an explicit and/ or sensitive nature. Please ensure that the necessary support and safeguards are in place before sharing the images with someone who may find them upsetting.
Authors: Sheila Hollins, Patricia Scotland and Noelle Blackman
Illustrated by Anne-Marie Perks
ISBN: 9781784580360
Page Count: 60
This book appears in the following Book Sets:
Caution: due to its subject matter, this book contains illustrations of an explicit and/ or sensitive nature. Please ensure that the necessary support and safeguards are in place before sharing the images with someone who may find them upsetting.
Authors: Sheila Hollins, Patricia Scotland and Noelle Blackman
Illustrated by Anne-Marie Perks
ISBN: 9781784580360
Page Count: 60
This book appears in the following Book Sets:
Caution: due to its subject matter, this book contains illustrations of an explicit and/ or sensitive nature. Please ensure that the necessary support and safeguards are in place before sharing the images with someone who may find them upsetting.
Product Description:
After her dad is violent towards her mum, Katie is sad and distracted at college. Her teacher supports the family to get the help of an Independent Domestic Violence Advocate and the police. Katie and her mum are kept safe. Katie’s dad is court-ordered to join a group to stop his abusive behaviour.
Growing up in a family where there is domestic abuse can leave a young person with painful and overwhelming feelings. It can have a considerable impact on how they grow up and form their own relationships. Sometimes this leads to repeated patterns of abuse in later life. This book will help young people and adults with intellectual or communication difficulties to learn about domestic abuse and how to get help. It will also help people to deal with their own experiences of an abusive home.