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Abuse & Mental Illness: Is there a connection?

By Rachel Bauldree

This article dispels the myth that abusers harm their partners because they are suffering from a mental illness. While mental illness can play a role in abusive relationships, the author states that abusive behavior and mental illness are two separate entities in an intimate partner relationship (2015).

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Collaborative Effort & the Effectiveness of Law Enforcement Training Toward Resolving Domestic Violence

By Rachel Bauldree

This project was funded by the National Institute of Justice to combat violence against women in Texas. Components of this research included introducing researchers as academic resources for the collaborative in the area of domestic violence theory. Additionally, the project monitored the process of inter-agency collaboration in DV work, and provided an evaluation of the effects of inter-agency DV training (January 2002).

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