Running head: Domestic Violence Healing

Annotated Bibliography
Courtney M. Clayton
University of Texas El Paso

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Research Questions:
1.

What is the current statistical situation of domestic violence in the U.S today?

2.

What impact does domestic abuse have on an individual?

3.

What do researchers and professionals say needs to be provided for victims of

domestic violence to help them heal?

4.

What resources are actually available to victims of domestic violence to help them

in the healing process?

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About Domestic Violence. (2013). Recovering Irma. Retrieved from

http://www.recoveringirma.com/home.html
Thesis: Recovering Irma is a film based website that covers domestic violence as a
whole and steps people can take to help victims of domestic violence.
Annotation: Recovering Irma is a website for a film that was released in 2013. It
encompasses many different aspects of domestic violence including a synopsis of the
film that explains a real life domestic violence story. It also explains what one should
do if they are in a potentially violent relationship. Lastly, it describes a way to cope
and a way to be prepared for a domestically violent situation that one may be
involved in, directly or indirectly. The author stresses that it is important for everyone
to be aware that domestic violence is occurring everywhere and being proactive and
aware can save a life.
Question and point of view: This source answers number one of the research
questions. Research Question number one is, What is the statistical situation in the
U.S today? The point of view this source relays is some important facts about
domestic violence in general, and aids in the statistical facts about domestic violence.
Alameda Fire Department [AlamedaCountyFire]. (2013, October 11). Talk About It: The
Impact of Domestic Violence in a Community. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpYFvyEYcaU
Thesis: This source is a fire department made video that explains the effect not only
on a person, but how domestic violence can affect a community.
Annotation: Basically, the YouTube video interviews different public police officers,
firefighters, and other public figures and explains how they have been affected by the

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domestic violence calls they have gotten, and how the calls and domestic violence
effects the community in a negative way. It gets opinions from police officers,
lawyers, and fireman. It also inserts stories from women who have experienced
domestic violence first hand. Most of the public figures that were interviewed
explained that it was hard on the community but it also was very hard on them as
individuals as well. One firefighter responded to a domestic violence case where the
woman and children in the house were left in critical condition. He explained that as a
father it makes him scared and he hopes that his daughters with never be put in that
kind of situation.
Question and point of view: This source answers question number two, which is,
What impact does domestic abuse have on an individual? Through the interviews
and the link to the community it more than answers this question by going deeper into
the layers of domestic violence and attempting to peel back all the layers and expose
the solution.
L Cornish, (March 26, 2014). New Australian study reveals the long-term impacts of
domestic violence. Australian News. Retrieved from
http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/new-australian-study-reveals-the-longtermimpacts-of-domestic-violence/story-fneuz9ev-1226864485471
Thesis: The main point of this article is to explain what the long term affects on an
individual domestic violence can cause.
Annotation: In this article, based in Australia, it illustrates that almost all women
who are domestically abused find a new job or make a big demographic move after a
domestically violent relationship. Most also have to move into homes with increased

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rent or an increased house payment. The view expressed in this news article is that
there are many different long-term affects on the victims of domestic abuse, not just
the obvious physical and mental pain.
Question and Point of View: The point of view of this news article is once the
domestic violence ends, it never completely goes away. It is important for the women
of Australia who are domestically abused to get help and know that they are not alone
in the things they are feeling and experiencing.
Ruth Glenn (2011). National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Retrieved from
http://www.ncadv.org/index.php
Thesis: This sources main purpose is to provide protection to its viewers and provide
a plethora of resources.
Annotation: This source provides many tabs and options such as resources,
membership, protecting yourself, and contact us. This website answers many
questions that one may have about domestic violence. It mainly gives facts about how
to prevent domestic violence, how to get away from it, and other general facts. Some
of these facts include: the physical and mental effects of domestic abuse, the
economic effects, the number of cases of domestic violence that end in homicide,
how many cases of domestic violence include a stalker, and how many people are in a
domestically violent situation at least once in a lifetime.
Question and point of view: This answers research question number 1, because it
provides statistical facts and general facts as a whole. It provides facts to individuals
who may be in a domestically violent relationship and also advice to those who know
of someone who is being domestically abused.

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Lisa Ann Haeseler (2013) Practitioner perspectives of the economic coping experiences
of women of domestic violence abuse, journal of evidence-based social work, 10:1, 19. Retrieved from
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/15433714.2012.751004
Thesis: This source describes the economic troubles that victims of domestic violence
have, and the improvements of domestic violence resource facilities or safe homes
that should take place.
Annotation: This source describes the coping mechanisms used by victims of
domestic abuse and what should be done to prevent domestically violent situations
from occurring. Victims should have a safe place to go to right away, and in the
source, the weaknesses of these places are called out and called to attention to
promote a change. In this scholar article, the author explains that women of domestic
violence deal with economic problems such as financial difficulties and other
ecological factors.
Question and point of view: This answers question number three which is, What do
researchers and professionals say needs to be provided for victims of domestic
violence? This is answered because of the economic view, the financial stress and
geological effects it can have on victims of domestic abuse, it is a professional source
describing what should be done in action to help those domestically abused including
emotional and financial help.
McCue, M. (1995). Domestic Violence: A Reference Handbook. Santa Barbara, Calif:
ABC-CLIO.

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Thesis: This section of the book explains many different views on domestic violence
including: The Sociological Perspective, Systems Theory, The Psychological
Perspective, and the Feminist Perspective.
Annotation: The section of the book includes many helpful resources for a domestic
violence topic. It includes descriptions of different types of abuse, and goes into detail
about a few select types of domestic abuse. Specifically, it talks about emotional
abuse, physical abuse, and mental abuse. It also includes views from a sociologist, the
system theory, a psychologist, and a feminist point of view.
Question and point of view: This source answers number three and number four of
the research questions. Research Question number 3 is, What do researchers and
professionals say needs to be provided for victims of domestic violence? Research
Question number four is, What resources are actually available to victims of
domestic violence? The point of view expressed in this book is different depending
on what type of opinion is being taken. It also talks about different types of options
that are already offered to victims of domestic violence. Specifically the Feminist
point of view advocates for the women who are affected by domestic violence. These
women are the ones who make domestic violence a public issue and initiating the
shelter movement. The psychologist view is that there must be a mental illness
present within the mind of the abuser, and that there is no other reasoning for
domestic violence to be acceptable. Lastly, the sociological point of view is based on
the community or society as a whole, and the source believes that some people
believe domestic violence is acceptable because our society is perceived to accept it.

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Felicity Okolo. [Felicity Okolo]. (2011, October 4). How Long To Recover From
Domestic Violence. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rdB1Ff2b2w
Thesis: This video is about how long it takes for an individual to recover from a
domestically violent relationship or a domestically violent situation.
Annotation: Basically, Okolo describes that each individuals recovery process will
depend on his or her situation. This situation can be determined by their mental
health, the type of domestic abuse, their ability to recognize that they are in a
domestically violent relationship, and the help the want or are receiving. She explains
that a lot of it depends on the persons level of awareness, the help they seek and
receive, and their determination to overcome domestic violence.
Question and point of view: This source answers Research Question number three
which is, What do researchers and professionals say needs to be provided for victims
of domestic violence in the healing process? Okolo, a well-known author of
domestic violence books, describes the many different kinds of healing processes that
domestic violence victims use to heal, and emphasizes that in her completely
unbiased point of view. She believes that women who are aware of the dangers of
domestic violence are more likely to heal faster and make a change, which means that
if an individual is having trouble accepting the domestically violent situation, he or
she, will take longer to heal.
Steven D. Stewart (2014). Long-term effects of domestic violence. Retrieved from
http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/domviol/effects.htm

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Thesis: This is an actual attorneys office that publically announces their opinion on
domestic violence. Within this website they begin to describe the long-term effects on
individuals after domestic violence.
Annotation: The main points of this website to inform people about domestic
violence. They also want to help those who are already in a domestically violent
situation, and they also want the community on their side. The goal of this website is
to help victims make the first step in accepting and healing and also explain some of
the healing processes that can be used, it also explains the trauma that children can be
put through and how it effects them later in life. When discussing the children it
explains that one-third of the children who witness the domestic violence of their
mothers demonstrate behavioral and/or emotional problems, including psychosomatic
disorders, stuttering, anxiety and fears, sleep disruption, excessive crying and trouble
with school. This website highlights that it is important for the audience to know that
domestic abuse does not only effect the mother or victim but also the individuals who
are indirectly involved, or the children.
Question and point of view: The question that is answered in this source is, What
impact does domestic abuse have on an individual? which is question number two.
The point of view simplified is that most people who are abused never go back to
normal and most people get so depressed that they even lose their jobs. It also is
important for everyone to know that if children are involved they are affected more
than the mother, and it can cause many problems with these children later in life.
S. Van Ardsdall, (October 12, 2014). Assistance available for domestic violence victims.
Goshen News. Retrieved from

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http://www.goshennews.com/news/local_news/article_3658f81a-152a-5a4a-8cfd2daed15aab7d.htm
Thesis: Since October is domestic violence awareness month, the newspaper decided
to do a ceremony and provide agencies names to aide those in need.
Annotation: This source is about The Victim Assistance Division, which serves as a
liaison between the prosecutors office and local law enforcement agencies and it
provides case updates and information for the victims and their families. This source
explains that many things that one can get by going to the offered shelters which are
protection, specialized group treatment, and counseling. It is important according to
the newspaper that people get help if they believe they are in a domestically violent
relationship.
Question and point of view: This source answers question four, which is stated
above. It accomplishes this by having a very straightforward point of view, and really
being an advocate for these people who have had such a traumatic thing happen to
them. The point of view this article takes is that everyone should be aware and
support domestic violence advocates and programs, and it is crucial to have resources
available to domestic violence victims. This source believes that having a liaison
between the law office and police force and the victim themselves.
D. Payne, L. Wermaling, (2009). Domestic Violence and the female victim: The Real
Reasons Why Women Stay. Journal of Multicultural, Gender and Minority Studies.
Volume 3, Issue 1, 2009

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Thesis: This source goes over the direct impact on females that domestic violence has
caused, such as emotional trauma, and explains what why most females who are
domestically abused, stay with their partner.
Annotation: Throughout this article it is describing why women stay while also
including other knowledge like what these victims deserve and what is being done
right now. They are continuing to find the right advocate for these victims and they
hope that the article will shed some light on domestic violence from this point of view
of physiologically why women stay. As in explained in the article, most women stay
because they do not want to break up their family, they cannot financially be on their
own, or they are threatened with death if they try to leave. The authors point of this
article is to hopefully give these women some insight on domestic violence and allow
them to make the right decision to leave their partner and start a new life.
Question and point of view: This source answers question number three, like stated
above. It answers this question by its sort of biased point of view, directly talking
about women of domestic violence, and explains what is being done and what should
be done to help these victims in the healing process and why women stay with the
partner, even in a domestically violent relationship. Most women end up staying in a
domestically violent relationship because they do not want to break up their family or
they are not financially stable without their partner.

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