By Dr. Cathy Anthofer-Fialon It Helps to Treat an Entire Family when Helping Kids with Childhood Trauma When working with kids in the juvenile corrections discipline, it is important to consider their psychological well-being and the state of their family dynamics...

By Eamonn Duff A Young Girl Sparks Trauma Reform in New South Wales Schools A young girl in Australia wrote a letter to her local politicians to get domestic violence addressed in the school system. Her father was abusive, and after her mother's suicide, she felt that...

By Brodie Gress Witnessing Domestic Violence Causes Real Damage to Children Dr. Carla Gaff-Clark, a specialist from the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence hosted a public seminar in Dubois county to address the problem of witnessing domestic violence. In this...

By Harita Katakamsetty A Child's Witnessing of Her Father Abusing Her Mother Caused Damage that Lasted for Years This story of the suffering inflicted on a child by her father's abusive treatment of her mother is another example of the detrimental effects of...

By Calla Walquist Homelessness is a Real Possibility for Many Suffering from Domestic Violence A massive study out of Australia of those seeking homeless services turned up some interesting results related to domestic violence. One-third of those seeking assistance...

By Brian F. Martin You May Feel Unloved and Unlovable This Valentine's Day Valentine’s Day is a holiday when we show our love for others and receive their love in return.  But, if you grew up experiencing adversity in your childhood home, such as Childhood Domestic...

By Noel Baker Children and Toddlers Face Unique Impacts from Childhood Domestic Violence Research from the Trinity College Dublin reveals that exposure to domestic violence can be highly detrimental to children as young as infants and toddlers. The effects included...

By Chinta Puxley Anyone Can Be Affected by Childhood Domestic Violence Childhood Domestic Violence is an issue that can affect anyone, regardless of wealth of celebrity status. Christina Aguilera is an example of this- she has felt the powerlessness that domestic...

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...