Her name is Abbie. She is nineteen and she has had it with guys. Especially the wrong guys. 'Cause that's all she ever seems to meet. Oh, she likes guys just fine - and they are kind of necessary, in a Mother Nature sort of way - but she is just over it with the ones who drink all the time, and are forever taking pills and drifting off into their own little private Idaho. Abbie will just concentrate on getting through this final year of schooling in fashion design, because once outta here she is off to make her name. She's got her roommate Georgette and her best friend Pat, and they will be...

Pregnancy is a crucial point of intersection between generations. During pregnancy, women with a childhood maltreatment history have a 12-fold increased risk of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Although awareness of the need for trauma informed care and trauma specific interventions is increasing in the fields of addiction and mental health treatment, there are few front-line programs for the childbearing year that address maltreatment-related PTSD. This book addresses these intergenerational cycles of childhood maltreatment and psychiatric vulnerability. It provides a resource to...