“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...
“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...
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...
“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...
“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 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...
