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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: PREVENTION AND, SERVICES

HEARINGS BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON SELECT EDUCATION OF THE

CO}IMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETY-SIXTH CONGRESS

FIRWl' SESSION

HEARIXGS HELD IN WASHIXG'l'ON, D.C., O~ JULY 10, 11, 1979

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COMMITTEE ON ,EDUCATION AND LABOR CARL D. PERKINS, Kentucky, ChaCrman

FRANK THOMPSON, In., New Jersey JOHN M. ASHBROOK, Ohio JOHN B&ADEMAS, Indiana JOHN N. ERLENBORN, IUlnols , AUGUSTUS F. HAWKINS, Ca1ifornla JOHN H. BUCHANAN, JR., Alahama WILLIAM D. FORD, Michigan JAMES M. JEFFORDS, Vermont PHILLIP BURTON, CallfornlaWILLIAM F. GOODLING, Pennsylvania JOSEPH M. GAYDOS, Pennsylvania MICKEY EDWARDS, Oklahoma WILLIAM (BILL) CLAY, Missouri E. THOMAS COLEMAN, Missouri MARIO BIAGGI, New York KEN KRAMER, Colorado IKE ANDREWS, North Carollna ARLEN E&DAHL, Minnesota PAUL SIMON, Illlnols THOMAS J. TAUKE, Iowa EDWARD P. BEAR-D, Rhode Island DANIEL B. CRANE, Illinois GEORGE MILLER, California JON HINSON, Mississippi MICHAEL O. MYERS, Pennsylvania THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin AUSTIN J. MURPHY, Pennsylvania TED WEISS, New York BALTASAR CORRADA, Puerto Rico DALE E. KILDEE, Michigan PETER A. PEYSER, New York EDW Aim J. STACK, Florida PAT WILLIAMS, Montana WILLIAM R. RATCHFORD, Connecticut RAY KOGOVSEK, Colorado' DON BAILEY, Pennsylvania

SUBCOMMITTEE ON SE.'LECT EDUCATION

PAUL SIMON, Illinois, Ohairman JOHN B&ADEMAS, IndIana EDWARD P. BEARD, Rhode Island GEORGE MILLmR, Callfornia AUGUSTUS, F. HA WKIN'S, California MARIO BIAGGI, New York EDWAR-D J. STACK, Florida CARL D. PERKINS, Kentucky,

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KEN KRAMER, Colorado E. THOUAS COLEIMAN, Missouri ARLEN E&DAHL, Minnesota JOHN M. ASHBROOK, Ohio,

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Hearings held in Washington, D.C. on: July 10, 1979 ________________________________________________ _ JUly 11, 1979 _________________________ '.:. ______________________ _

Statement of-Allen, Clara L., Directo1', New JerRey Division on Women, Depart-

ment of Community Affairs, Trenton, N.J ___________ , ___________ _ Allison, William W., deputy director, Community Services Admin-istration ___________________________________________________ _

Barnes, Hon. Michael D., a Representative in Congress from the State of Maryland; accompanied by Cynthia Anderson and Lise Moulton ___________________________________________________ _

Boggs,. ~on. Lindy, a Representative in Congress from the State of LOulslana __________________________________________________ _ Brown, Sam, Director ACTION: accompltnied by Torrie Mattes,

Office of Policy and Planning; Kathleen Fojtik, National Technical Assistance Center; and Sharon Vaughan, Women's Sheltler, St. Paul, Minn _____________________________________________________ _

Campbell, Jane, National Couneil of Churehes ___________________ _ Dames, Cynthia, battered womens project, Santa Fe, N. Mex _______ _

, Edelstein, Dr. Saul, director, emergency services, George Washington University HospitaL ________________________________________ _

Ferraro, Han. Geraldine, a Representative in Congress from the State of New York _________ , ___________ -------------________ _

Fleming, Richard C.D., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Neighbor­hoods, Voluntary Associations and Community Protection, Depart­ment of Housing and Urban Development; William Allison, Deputy Director, Community Services Administt·ation __________________ _

Goodrich, Hon. George Herbert, associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, head of the Family Division _________ _

Green, Kinsey, executive director, American Home Economic Associa-tion _______________________________________________________ _

Grimes, J. Robert, Assistant Administrator, Office of Criminal Justice Programs, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration; accom­panied by Jeannie N eidermeyer-Santos, program manager, family violence prograln ______________________________ ;.. ____________ _

Halsey, Capt. PatriCia, U.S. Marine Corps; and Lt. (jg.) Serge R. Doucette, Jr., Bureau of Medicine and Surgery for the Navy, head of family advocacy program _________________________________ _

Hyde, Hon. Henry J., a Representative in Congress from the State of nlino~ _______________________ ~------------------------- ___ _

Marschner, P.J., directo'r of program developmtlnt, Center for Women Policy Studies, accompanied by Diane Hamlin, director, Resource Center _______ :.. ____________________ ' ________________________ _

,McMahon, Ginger, martial abuse project, Delaware County, Pa _____ _ Meyer, Jeanie Keeny, police department, Kansas City, Mo.,. _________ ' Mikulski, Hon. Barbara A;, a Representative in Congress from the State of Mal'yland _________________________________ .:. ________ _ Mool'e, Janice, My Sister's Place, Washington, D.C __ .. ____________ _ Nazeer, Freda, director, legislation and research, General Federation of

Women's Clubs on behalf of Mrs. Quint _____ .:. ___________ -.:.---.. -~ Olson, Beth, Junior League, Jacksonville, Fla _____________________ _ Pence, Ellen, State Director of battered women's programs, Dep~rt-

ment of Corrections, St. Paul, Minn ___________________________ _ Ramirez, Blandina Cardenas, Commissioner, Administration for

Children, Youth and Families, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; accompanied by June Zeitlin, Office of Domestic Violence _________________________________________________ .. __

, ,St,shly, Geraldine, WomenShelter; Long Beach, Calif ______________ _ I Warren, Faye, General l!'ederation of WomenJs Clubs, depu~y director for the Hands Up prog;ralll _____________________ ~ __ ' __ ~ _______ _

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Prepared statements, letters, supplemental materials, et cetera.-Allen, Clara L., director, New Jersey DiVision on Women, Depart­

ment of Community Affairs Trenton, N.J.: "Accused Wife Slayer Defled Court," newspaper article from Star Ledger, October 3, 1978 _________________________________ _ "Atlantic County Abuse Center Counseling Referral, and

Shelter Program for Victims 01 Domestic Violence," article entitled _______________________________________________ _ "Battered 'Women's Guide," a leaflet---_________ .,._7 __ ~"f'--Prepared statement of. ________________________ ~-r.e-ao- Q __ _

"Section 10-Coordtnation of Federal Progl'ams" _____________ _ "Section ll-Definitions" _________________________________ _ "Senate Committee Substitute for Senate No. 807" ___________ _ "Senate No. 3244" _______________________________________ _ "Shelter for Battered Filled to Capacity," newspaper article from Star Ledge~ March 11, 1979 _____________________________ _

Allison, William, ueputy Director, Community Services Administra­tion: Factsheet ________________________________________________ _

Information requested entitled "Community Services Adminis-tration Support of Domestic Violence Projects" ____________ _

Bar~~eff~~~ Nlk~~i~.,o~ -R~p;~s~~tative-i;Congr-es;f;~~ th~S-tat~ of Maryland, prepared statement of ___________________________ _

Boggs, Hon. Lindy, a Representative in Congress from the State of Louisiana, prepared statement oL ____________________________ _ Brown, Samuel W., Director, ACTION Agency, prepared statement of ________________________________________________________ _

Campbell, Jane National Council of Churches: Letter to Chairman Simon, dated July 11, 1979 _______________ _ Prepared statement on behalf of ____________________________ _

Dames, Cynthia, battered women's project, Santa Fe, N. Mex., pre-pared statement of _________________________________________ _

Doucette, Lt. (jg.) Serge R., Jr., Medical Service Corps, U:S: Navy Reserve, head, family advocacy program, Bureau, of Medicme and Surgery, Department of the Navy:

"Family Advocacy: Program Elements and Format," article entitled _______________________________________________ _ Prepared statement of. ____________ • ______________________ _

Fleming, Richard, C. D., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Neighbor­hoods, Voluntary Associations and Community Protection, Depart­ment of Housing and Urban Development:

Letter to Chairman Simon, enclosing information l'equested ____ _ Prepared statement of. ________ ~----- _____________________ _

GOOdrichb~o~. Geor_ge Herl;>ert, associate judge.of th~ ~';iperior Court of the . Istrlct of ColumbIa, head of the Family DIVISIon, prepared statement of _______________________________________________ _

Green, Kinsey, executive director, American Home Economics Asso-ciation" prepared statement of. ______________________________ _ Grimes, J. Robert, Assistant Administl'atol', Office of Criminal Justice

Prbgratns, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, prepared statement ot __ . ___ . __________________________________________ _ Hyde, Hon. HenrY' J., a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois, prepared st-atement oC _______________________________ _ Marschner, P. 3., director of program development, Center for Women Policy Studies, prepared -statement of. ________________________ _ McMalion, Ginger, administrative Director of a domestic violence

proj~tJt, Delaware 'Collnty~ prepared statement of. ______________ _ Meyer, Jeanie Keeny, police department, Kansas City, Mo. prepared statement bf _______________________________________________ _

Mikulski, Hon. Bal'bara A., a Representative in Congress from the State of Maryland, prepared statement oL ____________________ _

Miller, Hon. George, a Representative in Congress from the State of California, prepal'ed statement oL ____________________________ _ Moore, Janice, My Sister's Place, WOqlen's Legal Defense Fund,

Washington, D.C., prepared statement oL _____________________ _ Olson, Beth, Junior League, Jacksonville, Fla., prepared statement of._

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Prepared statements, letters, supplemental materials, etc.-con. Pence, Ellen, State Director of battered women's programs, Depart-~ent of Correcti!>ns, St. Paul, Minn., prepared statement 01. ____ _

Qumt, A. M., preSIdent, General Federation of Women's Clubs, pre-pa~'ed statem~nt enclosing a resolution ________________________ _

RalDlrez,zpBlandma Cal'd~~as, Commissioner, Administration for Chil­dren, louth, and Fanuhes, Office of Human Development SerVices,

St~~f~,arG~::kt~~eIt u~~s; -~~;;utj~~ -~ii;;c-t~;; -W ~;;;;nSh;lt~r, - -Long Beach, Calif., letter to Select .Dducation Subcommittee, dated July

WI0, 1979, enclosing a statement _______________________________ _ an'en, 1!""llye, General Federation of Women's Clubs, deputy director, Hands Up program:

PPl'epared statement ot. _______________________________ _____ _

rojects of: Battel'ed Spouses-Big Rapids Intermediate Women's Club, Mich ________________________________________ _ Battered Spouses-Junior Women's Club of Golden Beach Md ____________________________________________ .. __ ~ Chil~ Abuse and Neglect (CAIN) North Carolina _________ _ FamIly v,b.use aDd neglect prevention and education program_ Have~ HIlls, Inc.-Cano~a Park Women's Club, Canoga

JUnIOI' Women's Club, aUL _________________________ _ West Virginia's campaign against. child abuse and neglect __ _

APPENDIX "Battered Wives,'1 article fJ'om Baltimore Jewish Times _______________ _ Carst~n~on, Dr. Blue, legislative dil'ectol', Minnesota Social Service As­

SOCIatIOn, St. Paul, Minn., letter to Congressman Erdahl dated July 9

Ca~~~i:,is~::~:i~h~~rw~;;~~n,-fllrn""Oi;c~rr;~issi;n -o-;th~ St~t;~""of -w;~""e~~ lettel' to Chairman Simon, dated June 1, 1979 ______________________ ~

Center for WOlUen Policy Studies: /IA ~essage To Parents About: Child Sexual Abuse," a pUblication entItled ___________________ _

lI~amily Viole!lce Program,"fls'"cal i;a""r-i978;1;~alp~;j~~ts~======== LIterature, a hsting ot pUblications _____________________________ _ Resp<?nse to violence and senual abuse in the family, a pUblication

entItled: ~~~: ~, ~~: ~, ~~~~r~~r/December, 1978 ____________________ _ Vol. 2' No.6' A l'il19 J9---------------------------------­

"Violence in the'ngme Is7 A-cri~~-Ag7tinst--Tiie-Wh""ol~-F"a;;ily-;; "wtia~bI~Y~ig~ Chl~~lif~~ -B~e~ s~~u;ii;; M~l""e~t~d,j; ~ -b-;~kl~t ~~tit-l~~=

Cochran, Joh!lnie L., Jr., assistant district attorney, Los Angeles Calif.: CongressIOnal testimony _________________________________ : _____ _ Let~er to Chairman Simon, dated July 6, 1979, enclosing recommenda-tIons ______________________________________________________ _

Cotter, HC!n. William R., a Representative in Congress from the State of ConnectICut: ~H~lp fOJ' Battered Women in Connecticut," a list _______________ _ es inlony of __________________ ." _____ '.' ________________________ _

DASH, Inc., a gI'OUp of citizens in a 13 county area of eastern Kentucky

Fa~~~~~mS~!vi~~-A;;~~i~ti~n -~i Am-e~,i~~ -~~ci' The -N ~tiP~~l-c~~f~;;l;c-e- ~i Catholic Charities, position statement _____ ~~ ~_'t_9 ______________ _

Gen~:'al Fede~'ation of Women's Clubs, Washington, D.C.: Ifomel:}lc and Personal Violence," article ent.itled ______ ~~J2Q_.:_ __ Hands p booklet_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - __________ ~ _________ _

K uhle,aggrr~: J.?j;~!~rd~n\~7~ ~b;;;l~~ -T~;k -F~I:;e- ~~ - D~~""esti'"c -Vi~le~c"e ~ I/Rural Perspective on Domestic Violence," statement on ___ tz~a2/ Statement pl'epented to Department of Health, Education and Welfare

Moakl;~I1-I~n~~~t~ j~~eph: -~ R~p;;s~~-t~ti;; i~ -C~~g~'~;s- fl~~I~; the -St~t; of Massachusetts, testimony of. __________________________________ _

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, ~~ National Council of Jewish Women, New York, New York, testimony of. 272 National Technical Assistance Center on Family Vlolence, Ann Arbol,

Mich., summary report of domestic violence assistance organizationS.6~~30 Nordenbrook, Ruth chairperson, Committee of Women and Criminal

Justice, Section ol Q,riminal Justice, ,American Bar Association, state-ment on behalf 0'- _ i'_~da:1______ _______________________________ 245 Parolla, Helen R., director, Public Policy Center, National Board, YWCA, testimony of _____________________ .. _______ _ _______ _ ______ ________ 270 Pence", ~llen, State Director, Minnesot~~ programs for battered women:

".I.vlinnesota Data Collection on Battered Women: System Design and Data Analysis," excerpt of a report______________________ ______ 287 Testimony of_ _ _ _ _____________________ ______ ________ __________ 284

Pi~~~g!~~ ~l!:t~~~n!I~ _ ~i:: _ ~~ ~~~ ~~~l~~~ _~~~.: _~~~~~~i~_ ~~l~~~~ 367 Schindler Jayne, legislative chairman, Colorado Eagle Forum, Wheat­

ridge, Colorado, Statement in Opposition to H.R. 2977, dated Oct. 4, 1979, enclosing several newspaper articles___________________________ 537

Simons, Larry L., national vice president, International Brotherhood of Police OfficersJ.,. statement of. __ _ _ _______ __________________________ 256

Stern, Barbara, .l:tockland Family Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence, Nyack, N.Y., written testimony of._______________________________ 241

Stonehill, Harriet, director of Public Affairs, B'nai B'rith Women, Wash-ington, D.C., statement of._______________________________________ 277

Womens Justice Center, Detroit, Mich., statement 0'-_________________ 499

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•• Uc violonc.' If th.l'. vn. tho kind of ,.n ... ic office in IIIW th.t r.l.tad

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on the national .c.n. 1. .,.,t ... tic of the I.ne ... l n.sl.ct .nd l.ck of

foew. on f •• tli....... refl.ctiva .f tho f.ct th.t thel'. t. now no fadol'.l

~.OUI'C. to Which •• rvlc. ,rovld.... c.n turn fo.. • •• i.t.nc. In h.l,t ..

f .. tllo. Involved in the OJcla of violenc •• )

Und... thi. 'datat.t ... tlon. the Ad.tnl.t ... tton fo .. Child ... n, Youth .nd

, .. ill ••••••• t.blt.hed. !bt. A •• lnt.t ... tlon h.. f.il .. to .ncaa ...

l •• d .... hi, or 1' •••• l'ch c.nt ... lly focu." on f •• ili •• vtthin ACIP. W.

boll.vo th.t it .houid ba ct •• I'l, undor.toed that ... do not ••• thl.

Offic. on mo...tlc Viol.nce •• tb •• nswa ... ·or .v.n • I' •• ll.tlc ba,tn.tna·­

to tho n." fo .. fad .... l pollc, "".1" to baCOllO conc.rn" .bout Wh.t i.

b .... nt .. to ~I'ic.n f .. tli... W •• u".l't BR 2977 .nd do not object to

the c .... tion of • n.. offlco to d •• l wtth thl. ,robl... •• 10" •• tt i.

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,roperly .t.ffed " qu.lified ,rofe •• ion.l. vith tr.inins .nd experience

in the field of hu.an .ervic... W. do .0 bec.u.e there i. • clear .nd

pr ••• nt n.ed for a proar- to provide cri.i. intervention on behalf of

.bu.ed WIlen and th.i!' children. Bat we believe .uch a ,roar- .hould be

hou.ea in a I.neric Office on F •• ili •• vithinACIF. Wh.t i. needed i.

an .ppropri.te federal re.po.~e to the l.rs.r need. of f .. ili.~ in thi.

.oci.t.y. We .upport thi. l.si.lation, and thi. new offic. a. de.cribed

in the l.Si.l.tion, i. that context.

Ond.r thi. I.Si.l.tion the .-ph •• i. .hould be not only .n ... r,ency •

.h.lt.r but .1.0 on wh.t kind. of ,rev.ntive hel, we can ,rovid. for the

.. ,oritl of abu.ed wu.en--tho.e who .till re.id. vith their fa.ili •• or

vho return to th .. f~ th.ir ... rs.ncy .helter.. And we beli.v. th.t

• helter. fUnded und.r thi. l.ai.l.tion .hould be required to off.r the

option of f .. ily coun •• lins to victi.. livinS in the .helt.r .nd that f_ily

coun •• lins .nd ~~er.P7 continu. to be .. d •• vailabl. !!!!! the voaan

ha. returned to h.r faily. In oth.r word., if thi. ,roar_ i. to have

.ny r.al i.,.ct on the cycle of violence in f .. ili... th.n it ~.~ addre ••

the n.ed for .ervlc •• to th •• e fa.ili... TO r.habilit.t. a family, th.

co.ai~nt to •• rvice. .hould be availabl. to victt.. of d~.tic violence

"".th.r they are in a .h.lter or not. But we are th.n ConmDted with the

,robl .. asaiD inh.rent in thi. l.ai.l.tion: the Office on no...tic

Viel.nce a. now d •• cribed in thi. l.al.lation only .ddr..... the i •• u.

of th •• hett.r and It.ited •• rvic.. provided throulh 'the .h.lt.r. Onl •••

It i •• tructur.d and .taffed to re.lly addr ••• the totality of the ,robl ..

of violence in f .. ilie., we .r. back to the old probl .. tbat ha. pl.SUed

u. for .0 lonll Bow do .. h.l, f.lIllie. in thi. country wh.n there are

., fev r •• ourc.. to ••• i.t •• T .ow do we ad.ini.ter • pro~r_ to re.ch

th .. T And when wUl the COnar •••. ,rovid. the le.d.rl\hi, to .. k. thb' ha" •• T

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The Whit. ~.. Conf.reftce Oft F_ilie. which i. .chedded for the

S,rins of 1981 co •• at a ct. when there i • .uch .peculation about

A.ericen f_ilie. and their r.lativ .... kn..... --d -. .tr.nsth.. It i.

the r •• pon.lbility of national orlani •• tion. to ena.e in the ,roce ••

of lookina at the vay in which th. federal BOven.ent re.pond. to the

noed. and probl f ... 0 f_ilie. and to call thi. to the attention of th.

Conar.... It i. our hope th.t we can hel,

ah.ad. before .. rku" to develo, a thi. Subco..itte. in the ... ke

bill that viii be .upportive of f_ili.. in it. effort t

, oa •• i.t victt.. of da.e.tic viol.nce.

On the followina paa •• we Will .u •••• t 00 .0.. ch.ns.. in th. I.Si.l.tion

that .hould be .ddr •••• d 'either in the biU it •• lf or in the lanlUase of

the aeport that acco.panie. thi. l.ai.lation •

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UCCHIBlmATIott FOR RBPOIl'l tAlfCDAGl ,oa D 2977

fn.

Th. ftatioD81 Conf.r.nc. of C.tholic Ch.riti •• and

Th. , .. ily S.rvic. A •• ociation of "'rica

Jul", ~979

1. "Th. C_ltt •• , whU. not .p.c1"in, thi. in the l.,ial.tl.on bec.tt ••

tt w.lah •• to l •• v ..... di.cr.tton to the DepartMnt of ••• lth. Beluc.tlon

.nd W.lf.r. would .troDll,. ur,. th.t the Dep.rt..nt •• t.bli.h • Bur •• u of

F .. ili.. which would be ca.p.r.bl. in .t.ta. to th.t Which he. be.n cre.ted

for childr.n. Th. Co.itt •• beli.v.. .uch .ctlon to be con.i.t.nt vttb

the .i .. ion of the Achlinlatruion fet:' ChUdr.rl. Youth .nd , .. iU ••

•• t.bli.hed by thi. Ad.ini.tr.tton in 1976.

'~ithia .uch • Bur •• u for ' .. tli ••.• hould be the offic. vtth

ad.tni.tw.tiv. r •• pon.ibility for • pro,r •• on na...tic Viol.nc.. Such

.n offic. .hould be lo,ic.lly loc.ted vtthin • , .. ily Bur.au bec ....

viol.ace in f .. ili.. not onl,. .ff.ct. the .poo.. involved but .1.0 the .ntire

f .. il,. .tructure includtn, childEen cnd eld.rl,..p.rent ••

"The Co.itt ••• u'S •• t. that the Offic. on DD •• tic Vial.nc.

withtn the ' •• ily Bur •• u .tructar. IDs.,e in collection of d.ta .Dd

b •• tc r •••• rch to d.t.r.in. the .xtent of vtol.nc. in f .. ili... It ahould

do thi. in conjunction with pTO,r ... chlini.tr.tion Which d.t.r.in.. the

kiDd of tr •• t.eat h.viDl the .o.t .ucc... in r.h.bilit.tinS iDdividu.l •

• nd f .. Ui ••• "

2. ·~il. the Co.itt •• i. 1 •• viDl .... di.cr.tion in the l.,i.l.tion to

the Dep.rt.ent of .e.lth. Beluc.tton .nd W.lf.r., the eo..itt.. int.nd. th.t

proj.ct. Which would be .upported br thi. ,r.nt in .id proar" would be

required to off_ • v.riety of •• nic •• inelatin,· fadl,. coun •• Un,. Th. eo..itt .. beU.v •• , hovev_, that f_U,. couna.UDI .houl. be

.cc •• libl. to oal,. th... vlctt. for ..... it i. fe •• ibl. and .cc.,t.bl ••

""-.1-,

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'~rther, the Committee dtrect. the Dep.rtment th.t preventton

•• provtded by tht. lest.l.tton .hould not only reach the vtctt •• eektng

emerse,lIcy .helter .nd .ervtce. aw.y frOli the home (tntervenUon) ~t .lao

.hould include the vtctt. who r.turn. to hte or her f •• ily (preventton).

The •• jority of victi.. le.v1nS •• h.lter return to their fa.tlte ••

A •• t.tanc. to. fa.il~ in Whtch there t. vtolenc,and reh.bilit.tton for

it .... ber. c •• occur tf •• rvice. are avatl.ble beyond the time t.he

victim il re.idtDl tn the Ihelter. For thOle vf.cti.1 choo.ing not to

return to the fa.Uy envirollllent, follow-up lervicel are alao needed."

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