Citation

Vinton L. J. Fam. Violence 1992; 7(1): 63-72.

Affiliation

The Florida State University, 32306-2024 Tallahassee, Florida

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/BF00978725

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This article describes a study of 25 battered women''s shelters located throughout Florida. The research question asked whether older abused women were being served by the state''s domestic violence shelters. Although older women were found to be well-represented among shelters'' paid and volunteer staff and Boards of Directors, they were poorly represented among the population served by these shelters. Results also indicated that only two shelters of-fered special programming for older women despite the fact that Florida is known for its high percentage of elderly residents. Ways in which shelters might become more involved in meeting the needs of older battered women are suggested.