A major problem abused women face is accessing support from persons and organisations they turn to for help. The nature and quality of this support is often culture specific with the situation likely to be harder for women in less developed countries. In such locations there are fewer formal resources than more developedcountries, and citizens are often unaware of ways in which they can help. Focusing on the lives of twenty women, this book examines the help-seeking process with formal and informal sources for abused Jamaican women. Aspects of the process examined include womens motivation...