Definition
Mutual support groups whose members are individuals who have been involved in physical or emotional abuse by a spouse or other partner. The groups meet in-person, by telephone or via the Internet; provide emotional support, information and resources for those who participate; and may be structured for victims of domestic violence, those responsible for battering them, or for adults or adolescents who as children were traumatized by witnessing violence in their homes.
URL Name
PN-8100-0200-180
Third Level Code
PN-8100
Taxonomy Code
PN-8100.0200-180
Parent Code
PN-8100.0200
Family Code
P
Second Level Code
PN
Fifth Level Code
PN-8100-0200-180
Fourth Level Code
PN-8100-0200
Use References
Abused Women's Support Groups, Assaulted Women's Support Groups, Battered Women's Support Groups, Batterer's Support Groups, Batterer Support Groups, Domestic Abuse Support Groups, Intimate Partner Abuse Support Groups, Intimate Partner Violence Support Groups, Spousal Abuse Support Groups
Publication Status
Online