by CDVA Team | May 14, 2017 | Blog
If you grew up living with domestic violence, Mother’s Day may bring conflicting emotions, as it may remind you of what your mother went through in your childhood home. But perhaps it has never occurred to you – as it typically doesn’t – that maybe your mom grew up...
by CDVA Team | May 12, 2017 | Blog
In its recent blog post, the Pamela Anderson Foundation encourages parents to speak to their children about Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV). They revealed fourteen helpful tips for facilitating this critical conversation. Bringing CDV to light can help minimize its...
by CDVA Team | Apr 21, 2017 | Blog
A volunteer at a domestic violence organization writes an open letter to mothers regarding the positive attributes of their children, who grew up with CDV. By highlighting these positive features she is becoming THE ONE for these children…and their mothers. She...
by CDVA Team | Apr 14, 2017 | Blog
Exposure to domestic abuse as a child can have long-lasting impact on a young person and it is vital that professionals from the policing, education and other agencies work together to support them as quickly after an incident as possible. A new program will be...
by CDVA Team | Apr 1, 2017 | Blog
Every April, National Child Abuse Prevention Month, we come together to put the spotlight on child abuse, which impacts 1+ million children in the U.S. every year. But what we don’t talk about can still hurt them. It is the major precursors to Child Abuse that can...
