When you grow up living with domestic violence, you experience

Childhood Domestic Violence

Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV) is

when a person grows up living in a home with violence
between their parents or violence towards a parent.

What is it like to experience CDV?

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You are not alone.

It impacts countless lives. But no one talks about it.

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  • 1
    Billion

    Globally experience CDV

  • 1 in 7

    An estimated 1 in 7
    experience CDV

  • less than
    15%

    Current awareness
    of this issue


The impact is profound.

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While they may leave behind the violence of their childhood, they’re unable to live the lives they want to lead today. 

– Dr. Renee McDonald
Leading CDV expert

CDV does not happen in isolation.

If you experienced CDV, you most likely experienced one or more other major childhood adversities in your childhood home:

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  • Physical child abuse
  • Sexual abuse
  • Emotional abuse
  • Physical neglect
  • Emotional neglect
  • Divorced parents
  • Parental alcohol or drug abuse
  • Mentally ill parent
  • Incarceration of a parent

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