Mejor Sola Que Mal Acompanada: For the Latina in an Abusive Relationship/Para La Mujer Golpeada - Paperback

by Myrna M. Zombrano (Author)

If you're a Latina involved in a physically or emotionally abusive relationship, this book is for you. "Mejor Sola Que Mal Acompanada" offers support, understanding, and practical information on many issues and questions, including: what abuse is; family and cultural expectations; getting police, medical, and legal assistance; where you can go if you leave your home; what the church may say; protecting your children; and dealing with discrimination.

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Si eres una latina en una relacion donde hay abuso emocional o fisico, este libros es para ti. "Mejor Sola Que Mal Acompanada" ofrece apoyo, entendimiento, e informacion practica tocante a varios temas y preguntas, incluyendo: que es el abuso; las esperanzas de la familia y la cultura; obtieniendo la asistencia de la policia, de servicos medicos y legales; adonde puedes ir si te sales de tu casa; que puede decir la iglesia; protegiendo a tus ninos; tratando con la discriminacion. Este libro tambien discute los problemas especiales de la mujer no documentada, de la mujer con pocos recursos, y de la mujer que no habla poco ingles. Informativo y franco, "Mejor Sola" es un recurso extremadamente util para consejeros, trabajadores de refugios, y para activistas en la comunidad, y es una guia habilitadora para la latina que quiere salir del abuso.

Author Biography

Myrna M. Zambrano, a graduate of Yale University, is the daughter of naturalized Mexican parents. She has worked as a counselor and advocate for battered women; she wrote and produced the "Rape Awareness and Prevention Program," a bilingual radio series; served as president of the San Diego Coordination Council Against Sexual Assault, and directed that city's first bilingual/bicultural rape crisis program. She now works as a counselor, educator, and public speaker for battered Latinas.