Domestic Abuse is for everyone involved in pastoral, managerial, educational and professional work – including clergy, teachers, youth workers, doctors and other health professionals.

Domestic Abuse – Lesley Orr
What is domestic abuse?
How should it be dealt with?
A Christian response
Do’s and don’ts
Conclusion
Recommended reading

Caring for yourself – Alison Moore
Introduction
What does self-care look like?
Approaching self-care
A Christian response
Practical suggestions
Further reading

Lesley Orr is a historian, writer and activist, previously at Glasgow University and currently based at Scottish Women’s Aid to develop the Scottish Government’s national strategy to address violence against women. She has degrees in philosophy, politics, theology and ecclesiastical history, and was consultant to the World Council of Churches project ‘Overcoming Violence Against Women’. She also coordinated an action-research project at Edinburgh University entitled Out of the Shadows: Christianity and violence against women in Scotland.