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, And Feder, G., 2002, ‘identifying Domestic Violence: Cross Sectional Study ...

, and Feder, G., 2002, ‘Identifying domestic violence: cross sectional study in primary care.' BMJ. February 2; 324(7332): 274
Shipway, L, 2004, Domestic Violence: A Handbook for Health Professionals. New York: Routledge
Unknown author, ‘Domestic Violence within the Black Community.' 2as1.Net. Available from ‘http://www.2as1.net/articles/article.asp?id=49.'
Wahl, R., Sisk, D.J., and Ball, T.M., 2004, ‘Clinic-based screening for domestic violence: use of a child safety questionnaire.' University of Arizona, Department of Pediatrics, June 2004. BMC Med. 2004; 2: 25.
Available from: ‘http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=455697.' [Accessed 28/02/07].

URL'S
Women's Aid. Available from: ‘http://www.womens-aid.org.uk/statistics.php'
[Accessed 28/02/07].
http://endabuse.org/programs/healthcare/files/Pediatric.pdf
http://cms.met.police.uk/met/boroughs/hammersmith/04how_are_we_doing/news/community_joins_together_for_peace

Appendices
Appendix 1: Questionnaire for Teenagers
1. Have you ever been involved in or witnessed scenes of domestic violence in your family?
Was this age 1-5/6-14/15-present?
Or all of the above?
2. Were these scenes between your parents/partners?
Did they ever directly involve you?
Yes: 4 No: 5
3. Were you ever physically hurt during these episodes?
Yes: 3 No: 6
4. Were you verbally abused during these episodes?
Yes: 9 No: 0
5. How did your experience affect your daily life:
1. Made you shy..2
2. Made you sad.9
3. Made you angry5
4. Made you aggressive towards others3
6. Do you believe your experience to have been detrimental to your ability to enjoy and participate in school?
1. Yes..3
2. No6

Appendix 2: Interviews on four women belonging to a women's shelter organisation
Interview One.
Ruth. Married British mother of one girl.
1. At what time in your life did you experience domestic violence, and was your child ever involved?
My husband and I moved to a rural property and started arguing, mainly because of money. We drove our daughter, who was 12, to school each day. When I picked her up from school my daughter would often ask, ‘have there been any arguments today?' as if afraid that she would be returning to a hostile atmosphere when she got home. I often feel guilty when I look back and realise that for her there was no escape - she had to remain in the home and listen to us argue. She had no siblings either, it must have been lonely for her.
2. How did your child react to witnessing such scenes?
She would often cry and yell at us to stop it. Sometimes she said she would run away if we didn't stop shouting. And once I overheard her praying that there would be no more arguments between me and her father.
3. During this time did you notice any impairment of your daughter's learning ability or enthusiasm for school?
Yes. She would often appear withdrawn and apathetic about going to school.


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