The Price of Safety Quotes

“The positive effects of the battered women’s movement are ubiquitous. They can be seen in the abundance of domestic violence services in the public service and legal systems, the billions of dollars spent by federal and state governments for domestic violence shelters and advocacy organizations across the country, and the extent to which the problem of domestic violence is included in public narratives and popular culture (Domestic Violence Counts 2013, 2014; Gooden 2014). Why then, in the twenty-first century, are American women as likely to be survivors of IPV as they are to be college graduates (Ryan and Siebens 2012)? Why has IPV against women continued to be so widespread, and what have been the most effective strategies for stemming this social problem?”
― Sara Shoener, The Price of Safety: Hidden Costs and Unintended Consequences for Women in the Domestic Violence Service System

“A form of reverse triage took place in nearly all of the economic and housing programs: survivors were assessed for their level of need, and then those who were deemed to require too much were offered the least.”
― Sara Shoener, The Price of Safety: Hidden Costs and Unintended Consequences for Women in the Domestic Violence Service System