Childhood Domestic Violence is the Unknown Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) Name-calling is often a sign of bullying. When growing up with domestic violence, however, it is the lack of naming that is damaging. What if defining that complex experience could actually...
We Grew Up Thinking It Was Safer to Be Alone Children who grow up with domestic violence often learn the lie that it’s safer to be alone. They learn that when you let others into your heart or your home, they can hurt you if they want to. Such children also learn that...
A Childhood of Violence Can Make Us Feel Alone as Adults It is common to feel alone when growing up with domestic violence. No one talks about it. We grow up believing that our experiences are normal and that our feelings are wrong or make us weak. The good news is...
Do You Know if You Experienced Childhood Domestic Violence? Do you know if you are a child of domestic violence? You can use our screening tool to find out. Don’t be surprised if you’re not quite sure, or if your mind attempts to discount any “trouble” you...
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 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...
