by CDVA Team | Jul 12, 2019 | Blog
According to research from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, the first 3-5 years in a child’s life are critical to fostering their healthy development. This is particularly true for children facing major adversity, as persistent stress changes...
by CDVA Team | Jun 21, 2019 | Blog
The neuro-biological impact of major adverse childhood experiences can have ripple effects well into the future. Major childhood adversities like Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV) – when no caring adults is in present to help buffer their impact – tend to lead...
by CDVA Team | Jun 13, 2019 | Blog
In many cases of Domestic Violence, children more often than not are overlooked as victims because they were not the direct target of the violence. But, according to decades of evidence, they’re equally impacted by these circumstances, with often grave repercussions....
by CDVA Team | May 16, 2019 | Blog
The most vulnerable point in any person’s life is their childhood. As a child, one is physically weaker and smaller than the adults around them as well as more vulnerable to outside influences – good and bad alike. For this reason, strong caring adults must help...
by CDVA Team | Mar 31, 2019 | Blog
I was talking with a woman I met on a flight last year and my work in the space of Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV) came up. She told me “That’s a great cause. Child abuse is a big problem, and those children need more people to help them.” I explained that, yes,...
by CDVA Team | Feb 25, 2019 | Blog
Citing the Childhood Domestic Violence Association, an ABC station recently ran a segment outlining the profound impact that Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV) has on those who experience it. Why is it so important to talk about CDV? Because awareness itself is...
