This book introduces a new model of "women-defined" advocacy that is designed to bridge the gap that sometimes occurs between a battered woman's perspective and a victim advocate's perception.

Chapters include:

• Understanding Battered Women's Perspectives
  • Creating the Image of Battered Women
  • Batterer-Generated Risks
  • Life-Generated risks
  • Battered Women's Decision Making and Safety Planning
• Building Partnerships with Battered Women
  • Risk Analysis
  • Safety Planning with Battered Women

• Systems Advocacy
  • Toward a Woman-Defined Advocacy Environment
  • Women-Defined Policy Advocacy
  • Conclusion