by CDVA Team | Nov 20, 2023 | Blog
Thanksgiving for most people is a holiday. It may be a chance to vacation, visit friends and family and celebrate with a warm and inviting feast. Here at CDVA, we like to look at this holiday in a different light as for those who grew up with childhood domestic...
by CDVA Team | Oct 23, 2023 | Story
One of our CDV Champions, Shirley Sanguino, has been writing blogs for us since she first provided her story back in January 2023. Her latest blog focuses on the idea of reconciliation with family after growing up with Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV). Can it be...
by CDVA Team | Oct 16, 2023 | Blog
This DV Awareness and Bullying Prevention month, we take a look at the major Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) of CDV to connect and prevent all 3 issues. Bullying is less studied than other childhood traumas. It is only in the past fifteen years or so that the...
by CDVA Team | Sep 28, 2023 | Blog
How Does Childhood Domestic Violence Rewire Your Brain? When you grow up living with childhood domestic violence (CDV), the experience can negatively impact key areas of your life, including your brain. Here, we look at the relationship between childhood trauma and...
by CDVA Team | Sep 28, 2023 | Blog
Written by Shirley Sanguino and Cindy Bekesi The single best predictor of children becoming either perpetrators or victims of domestic violence later in life is whether or not they grow up in a home where there is domestic violence ~ UNICEF Domestic violence is a...
