Conference
to Focus on Domestic Abuse
Summer 1997, Volume 18, Number 2
The Poverty Center will host a conference at
Northwestern September 24-26, to promote a full-scale research effort on the
relationship between domestic violence and poverty. The conference, "Trapped in
Poverty/Trapped in Abuse: Developing a New Research Agenda on Domestic Violence
and Welfare," will be co-sponsored by the Taylor Institute and the University of
Michigan Research Development Center on Poverty, Risk, and Mental Health.
Organizers'goals are to share methodological recommendations, develop a future
research agenda, and create a network of researchers who can collaborate,
exchange findings, and develop methodological strategies. Participants will
include welfare department planners, academics, service providers, policy
advocates, and government officials. For information, contact Jody Raphael at
the Taylor Institute (Phone 773-342-5510).