Overview

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.

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Author:   Linda Arnell ,  Sara Thunberg ,  Åsa Källström
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:  

9783031954764

ISBN 10:   3031954769
Pages:   257
Publication Date:   02 October 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction: Children in Domestic Violence Shelters (Sara Thunberg, Linda Arnell, and Åsa Källström).- Chapter 2. A historical overview of the research field: Children in domestic violence shelters (Linda Arnell, Sara Thunberg, and Åsa Källström).- Chapter 3. Using an ‘Infant and Child Led’ Model of Practice within Australian Women’s Refuges (Wendy Bunston, Ellie Phelan, and Jami Hughes).- Chapter 4. ‘…because apparently, you're a child? …’ Delivering Effective Support for Teenagers Living in Refuges (Kelly Bracewell).- Chapter 5. Barriers and Facilitators to Accessing Mental Healthcare for Children: Perspectives of Mothers in U.S. Domestic Violence Shelters (Amy Chanmugam).-Chapter 6. Living in Shelter with Children: Mothers’ Perceptions of Quality in Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence (Veronica Ekström and Felicia Forthmeiier).- Chapter 7. Ordinary, Everyday Life during Extraordinary Circumstances at a Domestic Violence Shelter by (Sofie Henze-Pedersen).- Chapter 8. Children’s Perceptions of School Responses to Abuse and Neglect During and After Staying at Domestic Violence Shelters: Pathways to Resilience (Linda Holen Moen).- Chapter 9. ‘At least it is safer than home’: Children and the Use of Technology in Domestic Violence Shelters (Carolina Överlien, Sabreen Selvik, and Nicole Ovesen).- Chapter 10. Children’s Perspectives on the Phases of Staying at a Domestic Violence Shelter (Åsa Källström, Sara Thunberg, and Linda Arnell).- Chapter 11. Respecting Children's Voices: An In-depth Glace into Children's Perceptions of their Experience of Living in and Leaving Domestic Violence Shelters (Anat Vass and Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia).- Chapter 12. Lessons Learned and Going Forward (Sara Thunberg, Linda Arnell, and Åsa Källström).

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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.

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