Dr. Ludy Green’s introduction to the battered women’s movement took place when she volunteered in a shelter in Washington, D.C. while studying in college. She immediately saw the need to assist victims of abuse and trafficking by placing them in the workforce—her theory being that financial independence would enable these women to escape from their abusers. Under the careful guidance of Dr. Green, Second Chance Employment Services has assisted thousands of women by equipping them with requisite skills and training to interview for and obtain meaningful long-term employment. Dr. Green’s book is a road map for this journey.

Dr. Ludy Green contributed to the reference book Religion and Men’s Violence Against Women. Her chapter “Assisting Religious Institutions in Creating a Domestic Violence Policy” provides important guidance for the ways in which religious institutions can help to support victims of domestic violence. Dr. Green describes how domestic violence policy components from corporate documents can be used to create the foundation for a faith community policy. You can purchase the chapter individually from Springer or the entire book from Springer or Amazon.