Article
The Poverty of Services for Battered Lesbians
Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services
(1996)
Abstract
This paper addresses the poverty of services available to lesbian victims of partner abuse, despite the need for such services. Drawing on data from a survey of 1,505 help providers (to which 566 responded), the paper focuses on the services that the help providers themselves claim to offer. The data reveal a serious disparity in help providers' rhetoric and offical policies and the reality of the services available. The paper concludes with suggestions for improving services to battered lesbians.
Keywords
- intimate partner violence,
- lesbians,
- victim services
Disciplines
Publication Date
1996
Citation Information
Claire M. Renzetti. "The Poverty of Services for Battered Lesbians" Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services Vol. 4 Iss. 1 (1996) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/clairerenzetti/6/