Why Become a Social Media Volunteer? 60 Seconds of Your Time Can Help People Around the World Reach Their Full Potential! Here’s How…
Brian F. Martin started CDV because he couldn’t find a place to go where the sole focus was to help those who grew up living with domestic violence become aware, understand, and share. And while he may have started it, it is not his. It is everyone’s. He would like to...
Bill Clinton Weighs in on Ray Rice
Bill Clinton Survived Childhood Domestic Violence Bill Clinton, a survivor of CDV, spoke in an extended CNN interview about NFL player Ray Rice, criticizing his light punishment and calling for a more active response from the NFL and the sports community. Clinton also...
Childhood Domestic Violence can impact your health and body
Shared from Roger Lockridge's blog By Roger Lockridge and Brian F. Martin Your Parents Fighting When You're a Kid Can Have Longterm Impacts on Your Health and Body Growing up living with domestic violence impacts a life in many ways. However, some are surprised to...
Join the Movement to Building Awareness, Understanding, And Sharing About Childhood Domestic Violence
The First Step in Overcoming Childhood Domestic Violence is Awareness We at CDV - Children of Domestic Violence have been growing steadily and have made some significant strides over the past year that we’re eager to share. If you grew up living with domestic violence...
A Simple Thought That Will Help You Overcome Anything If You Grew Up Living With Domestic Violence
You Didn't Get What You Need If you grew up in a home with domestic violence, your basic needs were not met – the need to feel safe, to feel loved, and to feel important. You felt a pain that is unique to those who, at the most vulnerable point in their lives, have...
What Unknown Special Skill Do Those who Experience Childhood Domestic Violence Have Access To?
The Control You Can Build Can Make You More Powerful “I understand that I cannot control the thoughts and actions of others. But I can exercise ultimate control – control over the meaning of any situation, and control over myself. When I am in control of my thoughts...
INVINCIBLE – The First Book to Speak Directly to Those Who Grew Up Living With Domestic Violence – Launches September 30th!
Did you Grow Up Living with Domestic Violence, or Care about Someone Who Did? We’re excited to announce the publication of our soon-to-be-released book, INVINCIBLE: The 10 Lies You Learn Growing Up with Domestic Violence and the Truths to Set You Free. Written by...
Prevent violence in our homes; protect our youngest victims
Preventing Violence in Our Homes Protects Our Youngest Victims The Charleston Gazette provides an excellent summary of the CDV problem. Repeated exposure to domestic violence in the home results in long-term psychological and physical health challenges, along with...
Preventing domestic violence must begin with the children
Preventing Domestic Violence Starts with Protecting Children Founder Brian F. Martin wrote an article for The Hill with Rep. John Conyers Jr. about Childhood Domestic Violence and its effect on American society. Shockingly, 90 percent of prison inmates report that...
Children of domestic violence: Daddy Shooted Mommy
Why Children Who Witness Domestic Violence Need Faster Access to Support In a heartbreaking 2014 article by Melissa Collins, *The Connecticut Mirror* highlighted the hidden victims of domestic violence: the children who witness abuse firsthand. These children often...