Throughout March, which is Womens 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 she grew up
Throughout March, which is Womens 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 she grew up
Celebrity Spotlight: Halle Berry, an Amazing Woman, Role Model, and Survivor of Childhood Domestic Violence
The impact of co-occurring adversities: Childhood Domestic Violence and Substance abuse
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LET’S USE BLACK HISTORY MONTH AS A PLATFORM TO SPREAD AWARENESS OF HOW ACES LIKE CDV IMPACT MINORITIES
THE LIE – I’M HOPELESS; THE TRUTH – I’M GUIDED
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
Alaskan Children Are Swept Up by a River of ACEs…But There’s Hope & Help
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
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
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
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
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