Throughout March, which is Women’s History Month – we highlighted strong and remarkable women who faced Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV) growing up. The award-winning actress Halle Berry requires no introduction. But most people may not know that Halle Berry grew
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The impact of co-occurring adversities: Childhood Domestic Violence and Substance abuse
February 25, 2022
There isn’t a great deal of research that deep-dives into the impact of growing up with Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV) when there is also another major adversity or multiple other adversities, like substance abuse or child abuse
There isn’t a
LET’S USE BLACK HISTORY MONTH AS A PLATFORM TO SPREAD AWARENESS OF HOW ACES LIKE CDV IMPACT MINORITIES
February 6, 2022
The awareness of how Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) impact mental health in children and sustain the impact into adulthood has come a long way since the original landmark study, conducted by the Center for Disease Control and Kaiser Permanente in
THE LIE – I’M HOPELESS; THE TRUTH – I’M GUIDED
January 28, 2022
Hopelessness: One of the Most Pervasive Lies You Learn Growing up with CDV
With a global pandemic that lingers on, impacting multiple facets of our lives, many may at times feel HOPELESS. But when you grow up with Childhood Domestic
This Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, give thanks and even the playing field
January 17, 2022
On this day, we celebrate our gratitude to Martin Luther King, Jr. His life’s work helped fuel a wave of significant national change towards racial equality, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Alaskan Children Are Swept Up by a River of ACEs…But There’s Hope & Help
January 14, 2022
Cathy Giessel is a lifelong Alaskan, registered nurse, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, healthcare services volunteer and board member of Alaska Behavioral Health. To punctuate the gravity of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) (like Childhood Domestic Violence) in her community, in a
COVID-19 – CALLED 11TH ACE BY SOME – SETS BACK RESILIENCY-BUILDING FOR AT-RISK YOUTH…BUT SOME COMMUNITIES ARE FIGHTING BACK
April 20, 2021
Mary Ann Hansen, director of First 5, a nonprofit that supports early childhood development, grew up in Humboldt County and has deep connections with helping families in her community overcome adversity – a daunting task as Humboldt’s rates of
Nation’s First Office of Resilience Launched in New Jersey to Combat ACEs
March 25, 2021
New Jersey’s Pioneering Efforts
New Jersey, under the New Jersey Department of Children and Families (DCF), is the first state in the nation to launch an Office of Resiliency. Its goal is to create a community-driven statewide plan to combat
Reports of Domestic Violence & Foster Placements Drop During Pandemic: Covid-19 Masking Incidence, Experts Suspect
February 26, 2021
Kids that experience childhood domestic violence and other adversities at home often prefer school to being at home and many join various extracurricular activities to delay the inevitable even longer.
Adrian Tucker, now an instructional assistant at an elementary school
Recent Survey on Childhood Domestic Violence in Ohio Offers Recommendations to Curb Impact
February 4, 2021
According to the CDC, each year more than 6% of all children in the US are exposed to domestic violence. And strikingly, among the most affected by are the youngest.
In 2020, Case Western Reserve University conducted a survey study
