by CDVA Team | Aug 31, 2015 | Story
“I am a former child of domestic violence. I will take what I have learned as a child of domestic violence…and continue to help other children of domestic violence. I will be their voice.”“I knew about him beating her, but I never knew how it would affect you kids.”A...
by CDVA Team | Aug 6, 2015 | Story
“The TRUTHS in this book are life changing!” “Nothing hurts more than being disappointed and hurt by the people you thought would never hurt you.” – UnknownThis phrase couldn’t be truer for me. As a child growing up with domestic...
by CDVA Team | Aug 12, 2014 | Story
We teamed up with Nickelodeon to produce a Nick News segment about CDV, designed to reach out to children themselves. “Family Secrets” features interviews with children and parents who have experienced childhood domestic violence, which occurs when a child...
by CDVA Team | Apr 17, 2014 | Story
“Healing from childhood domestic violence is difficult, but it isn’t impossible. Luke 1:37 says, “For nothing will be impossible with God” and I believe that’s true.”My name is Caroline Abbott, and I experienced emotional and verbal domestic violence as a child. I was...
by CDVA Team | Oct 30, 2013 | Story
“My life almost ended on that hot August night. But it didn’t. And that night helped me figure out what I WASN’T going to be and what I WASN’T going to do with my life. And what I WAS going to be and do.” Growing up with Domestic Violence We were at home – a place...
by CDVA Team | Jul 2, 2013 | Story
By Chelsea Waldroup, 16 years old – Former child of domestic violence featured in documentary “The Children Next Door”It’s the elephant in the room – the intense emotions of being torn between two people you love and trust. Scared and confused, I began to feel...
