The Women's Center, Inc.

                                        We Are A Team:
                             Empowering battered mothers and their children

                 Through a series of snapshots, this mother/daughter team recounts
                 and reflects on their experience as survivors of domestic violence.
                 Casey shares diary entries and written memoir excerpts that illustrate
                 her experience as a child exposed to domestic violence. Kathlene
                 draws on the stories to describe the parenting challenges and
                 important lessons learned as a former battered mother of three.
                 Together, their poignant story captures feelings of fear and
                 powerlessness, balanced with the strength of survival through
                 partnership. Highlighting the importance of the mother/child bond,
                 this team draws on their combined experience of 21 years in the
                 movement to end domestic violence to describe helpful interventions
                 and a framework for promoting resiliency in children exposed.

          Casey Keene, MSW
              National Resource Center
              on Domestic Violence,
              Harrisburg, PA (717)545-6400
          As a young woman, Casey formed
          a strong partnership with her mother
         in the on-going struggle for safety
          and freedom. She provides research
          assistance and training to support
          the HHS-funded Project for Enhanced
        Services for Children and Youth of the
          Pennsylvania Coalition Against Dom-
          estic Violence (PCADV).

     Kathlene Russell, MS
      The Women's Center, Inc.,
      Bloomsburg, PA (570) 784-6632
    A survivor of domestic violence, Kathlene
    has worked in the battered women's
    movement for more than 14 years. She
    is the Executive Director of a community
    -based program serving victims/survivors
    of domestic violence, having received
    awards for her signigicant contributions
    in women's advocacy.

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