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The vast majority of churches, synagogues, and mosques do not currently have a domestic violence policy. This chapter describes how domestic violence policy components from corporate documents can be used to create the foundation for a faith community policy. Stepwise guidelines for clinicians working with religious institutions to form a systematic, comprehensive domestic violence policy are outlined.
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Green, L. (2015). Assisting Religious Institutions in Creating a Domestic Violence Policy. In: Johnson, A. (eds) Religion and Men's Violence Against Women. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2266-6_28
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