by CDVA Team | Mar 31, 2019 | Blog
I was talking with a woman I met on a flight last year and my work in the space of Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV) came up. She told me “That’s a great cause. Child abuse is a big problem, and those children need more people to help them.” I explained that, yes,...
by CDVA Team | Mar 22, 2019 | Blog
Last October, the New Mexico Voices for Children hosted their second annual KIDS COUNT Conference, in conjunction with Ngage New Mexico. Aptly named “Childhood Trauma: From Symptoms to Systems Change” the conference aimed to build awareness for, identify...
by CDVA Team | Mar 1, 2019 | Blog
By Brain F.Martin This April, I was inside a high security prison. The plan was to talk to the men there about the work CDV does and to educate them on the connection between childhood adversities and the potential impact. While I believe I educated them, they also...
by CDVA Team | Apr 7, 2015 | Blog
By Brian F. MartinThe GUILT and shame we carry after experiencing adversities in childhood can have numerous layers. To help you begin to unravel those layers, I want to share with you the inspirational story of British actor Martin Rayner that I documented in my...
by CDVA Team | Feb 1, 2015 | Blog
By CDVFrom Brian F. Martin BLOG (http://brianfmartin.com/2015/02/01/the-chilling-911-call-you-wont-hear-during-the-super-bowl) A friend who works with me at www.cdvdevstaging.wpengine.com texted me the link to a domestic violence ad that will run during the Super Bowl...