The Poverty of Services for Battered Lesbians

Authors

Claire M. Renzetti, St. Joseph's University

Abstract

This paper addresses the poverty of services available to lesbian victims of partner abuse, despite the need for such services. Drawing on data from a survey of 1,505 help providers (to which 566 responded), the paper focuses on the services that the help providers themselves claim to offer. The data reveal a serious disparity in help providers' rhetoric and offical policies and the reality of the services available. The paper concludes with suggestions for improving services to battered lesbians.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1996

Notes/Citation Information

Dr. Claire Renzetti had not been a faculty member of the University of Kentucky at the time of publication.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J041v04n01_07

Repository Citation

Renzetti, Claire M., "The Poverty of Services for Battered Lesbians" (1996). CRVAW Faculty Journal Articles. 41.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/crvaw_facpub/41