By Amanda Cuda Connecticut State Government Pursues Legislation Increasing Punishments for Those Who Perpetrate Domestic Violence In Front of Children A Connecticut state government task force convened to investigate the effects of domestic violence on children. Their...
By Raetha Stoddard The Effects of Toxic Stress, CDV, and PTSD Raetha Stoddard for the Conway Daily Sun discusses toxic stress, CDV, and provides a basic explanation of the phenomenology of PTSD. Repeated and extreme stress in early development primes the brain to...
By C. CampbellOne year ago December I packed my three boys in my car and drove cross country from California to Florida not knowing were I was going or how I would get there. Just knowing were I was headed was going to be better than my present position. 3 months...
By Annie Geggis Leaving Childhood Domestic Violence Behind Can Save Lives This story from the Sun Sentinel of two girls living with their grandmother in Florida to escape their father’s violence and their mother’s harassment illustrates the suffering and...
By Brian F. Martin Adverse Childhood Experiences Can Twist the Meanings of Holidays Are you growing up in a home or did you grow up in a home where you faced adversities? Because if you experienced adversities like physical abuse, Childhood Domestic Violence,...
