‘My mom was on the ground. I remember being terrified and I didn’t know what to do,’ she said.” Everyone Experiences CDV and its Impacts Differently Lucy (21) and her brother Mark (23) grew up with CDV and are now facing many of the negative effects...
“Everybody knew. But nobody said a thing.” The Silence is Everywhere Screenwriter Katherine Fugate writes about the violence she experienced in her home growing up from her stepfather. Once he entered their home, he quickly began to abuse Katherine’s...
Growing Up With CDV Can Make the Holidays Difficult If you were raised in a home with domestic violence, the holidays can be a difficult time that brings back not-so-warm memories of your childhood. Whereas Thanksgiving reunites others with family and fosters happy...
“Nearly 20% of women who took their own lives were known to police because they were exposed to domestic violence as children.” Childhood Domestic Violence is Real and Its Impacts are Dire We know the dire statistic that those who experience Childhood...
For children experiencing Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV), the impact is not minimal or temporary. They are not merely passive witnesses but true casualties of these incidents, which can profoundly effect their physical health, mental health, behavior, and/or...
