Article July 9, 2001 Issue

For abused women: it's not hopeless

Each is valuable and worthy in God's eyes.

Linda Osmundson

Abuse and violence directed at women have become increasingly important topics in recent years. Many communities have centers that help women abused by their husbands or partners. For over 16 years Linda Osmundson has been a director of such a center in St. Petersburg, Florida—CASA. Its staff of 65 provides temporary shelter and transitional housing for 500 women and children each year. CASA's community center offers supportive counseling and advocacy for over 10,000 women and children.

Linda talked recently with Edward Gondolf, a sociologist and nationally known researcher on the abuse of women, and told how her spiritual perspective has sustained her and forwarded her work.

The women who come to a center like CASA present a harsh picture of family life. How do you deal with it?

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