by CDVA Team | Oct 1, 2018 | Blog
This Domestic Violence Awareness Month Let’s Add an Essential Missing Piece to the Dialogue It’s SINGLE BEST PREDICTOR,Childhood Domestic Violence — As Domestic Violence Awareness Month kicks off today, there is still very little awareness of what UNICEF calls “the...
by CDVA Team | Sep 4, 2018 | Blog
Every year, we celebrate Labor Day to acknowledge the value and rewards of hard work and commitment to one’s goals. As we relax and spend the day leisurely, we’re reminded of the American Dream that promises to reward hard work and dedication with a successful,...
by CDVA Team | Aug 30, 2018 | Blog
WHY YOU SHOULD UNLEASH By Roger Lockridge Most of you reading this have probably heard by now that CDVA has released a new program called “COURAGE UNLEASHED: 45 Days to Being Invincible”. For those of you who may not know enough, allow me to provide a quick summary of...
by CDVA Team | Aug 23, 2018 | Blog
Conducted in the late 1990s, the landmark ACE Study is one of the most notable studies to closely examine the nature and long-term effects of childhood trauma. The ACE Study evaluated 17,000+ adults to determine the mental and physical impact on those who faced...
by CDVA Team | Jul 24, 2018 | Blog
The adversities children face in their childhood can permanently affect their brain’s biology and developing architecture and creates a permanent heightened state of stress in children. But this negative wiring can be offset through the development of caring,...
by CDVA Team | Jul 5, 2018 | Blog
The Founding Fathers believed everyone was “endowed by our creator with certain unalienable rights; among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” But, while every citizen in our country may have been “endowed” with these rights at birth, in reality, not...
by CDVA Team | May 2, 2018 | Blog
We’re thrilled to recognize the Oregon-based organization, Voices Set Free, as one of our most successful CDV TOOLKIT partners and our TOOLKIT Spotlight Partner for this month! We’re very proud and immensely grateful for the work they’ve done and continue to do in...
by CDVA Team | Feb 27, 2018 | Blog
Did you grow up with Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV)? Haven’t told a soul about it, to this day? Maybe you aren’t ready to talk about it or feel people might judge you…Or maybe it’s just too difficult to talk about. Are you still struggling in life, unable to...
by CDVA Team | Feb 14, 2018 | Blog
In 2014, my story was featured in the UNLOVED to LOVING Chapter (Chapter 11) of the Bestseller INVINCIBLE. Since then, my life has changed a lot and continues to change – most importantly as relates to my journey to unlearn the “UNLOVED” LIE and replacing...
by CDVA Team | Dec 4, 2017 | Blog
‘My mom was on the ground. I remember being terrified and I didn’t know what to do,’ she said.” Lucy (21) and her brother Mark (23) grew up with CDV and are now facing many of the negative effects that we know all too well. Lucy says she has...