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Makers Calls on Schools and Homes to Join Crusade against Domestic Violence through Active Awareness & Education Initiatives
Awareness and Education are Key to Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Violence As a blogger for Makers of Memories, who has spent a fair amount of time as a volunteer in the domestic violence realm, the subject of ending domestic violence comes up often in my thoughts. One of the five components of the action plan at Makers of Memories to break the cycle of domestic violence is awareness and...
Don’t Miss the Groundbreaking “Dr. Phil” Episode on Childhood Exposure to Domestic Violence Featuring Makers of Memories
Dr. Phil Talks about the Impacts on Children Growing Up in Violent Homes The groundbreaking “Dr. Phil” episode featuring Makers of Memories, which focused on the impact of childhood exposure to domestic violence, will re-air on Tuesday, March 20th. It originally aired January 16th on CBS affiliates nationwide, receiving a tremendously positive response. If you missed it the first time, here is...
Safety Plans Can Help Keep Children Out of Harm’s Way In Domestically Violent Homes
Perpetrators Can Use Children to Protect Themselves When violence is occurring in the home and a child is present, things can quickly go from bad to worse. Perpetrators may use the child as a pawn to tip the power equation, direct their rage toward the child, or the child could get caught in the crossfire unintentionally. And even if the child is not directly in harm’s way, witnessing the...
10 Alarming Domestic Violence Statistics
Domestic Violence Goes Unaddressed Domestic Violence is a complicated and uncomfortable issue, one not often spoken about in public. But it is an issue which affects all of us – if not directly, then indirectly. There has been a lot of domestic violence research, but somehow the findings of this research fail to get the headlines that are warranted by the size and severity of the problem. What's...