Safe Place for Women

Kelly White has worked for more than 25 years as a non-profit executive, with more than a decade as executive director of SafePlace, the domestic violence and sexual assault services programme for Austin and Travis County, Texas. She is currently executive director of the Chicago Foundation for Women.

Kelly "used her experiences to help countless others escape the pain she once knew...This is a story of America at its best." -- Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of U.S. President Lyndon Johnson and his wife, Ladybird. "...This book should be required reading for all board members of domestic-violence shelters." -- Julia Spann, Executive Director of SafePlace "Kelly White's unique perspective as a survivor, activist, and service provider gives her readers a complex portrait of dreams gone awry and resilience in the face of hardship..." — Sunny Fischer, Co-founder of the Chicago Foundation for Women and antiviolence activist "...a compelling and heroic personal and professional account of survivorship and triumph. Her insights into the impact of trauma and the resolve that exist deeply within humans are brilliant..." -- Noel Bridget Busch-Armendariz, PhD, LMSW, MPA, Associate Professor and Director, School of Social Work, Institute on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault "...This book is well-written and informative. It is also heartfelt and persuasive..." -- ForeWord Magazine

• Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction My Story: Surviving an Abusive Marriage Surviving and Speaking Out: Building My Life Free From Violence Defining the Problem of Domestic Abuse Generations Who is at Risk? Survivors: Much More than Former Victims The Batterer The Youngest Survivors: Children and Domestic Violence Shelters Beyond Shelters Lessons Learned from Survivors Building Alliances Lessons Learned Through Leading Domestic-Violence Programs Our Work Isn't Done Notes Resources Index