by CDVA Team | Oct 23, 2023 | Story
One of our CDV Champions, Shirley Sanguino, has been writing blogs for us since she first provided her story back in January 2023. Her latest blog focuses on the idea of reconciliation with family after growing up with Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV)....
by CDVA Team | Sep 7, 2023 | Story
Artwork by Jolene Dames Jolene Dames is our most recent CDV Champion. As a child, she found a creative outlet to escape her harsh realities and traumas from living in a home with domestic violence, art. Although she may not have called it art therapy, it was at...
by CDVA Team | Jul 31, 2023 | Story
Diane Sammett grew up in a home with violence. Although she was not the recipient of it, her mother was, she understands now that living and seeing the violence has changed her life. When you grow up living with domestic violence, that’s Childhood Domestic...
by CDVA Team | Jun 20, 2023 | Story
Sidney Cooper is a young woman who has seen enough anger and violence for a lifetime. She grew up with Childhood Domestic Violence. At its heart, Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV) occurs when a person grows up living in a home with domestic violence (DV). CDV...
by CDVA Team | Feb 14, 2023 | Story
Valentine’s Day is often hard for many people out there. But if you grew up with Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV) and are also enduring a violent relationship in adulthood, it can be the worst day of the year. Children who grow up with domestic violence are 2-3x more...
by CDVA Team | Jan 23, 2023 | Story
Shirley S. is now a thriving 23 year-old young adult who grew up with Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV). She shares her story of what she experienced as a child – watching her mother be beaten when she was only 6 years old and witnessing her mom attempt suicide...