If you grew up living with domestic violence, Mother’s Day may bring conflicting emotions, as it may remind you of what your mother went through in your childhood home. But perhaps it has never occurred to you – as it typically doesn’t – that maybe your mom grew up...
Tips for Talking with Children about Domestic Violence In its recent blog post, the Pamela Anderson Foundation encourages parents to speak to their children about Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV). They revealed fourteen helpful tips for facilitating this critical...
An Open Letter to Mothers About Their Children with Childhood Domestic Violence A volunteer at a domestic violence organization writes an open letter to mothers regarding the positive attributes of their children, who grew up with CDV. By highlighting these positive...
Exposure to domestic abuse as a child can have long-lasting impact on a young person and it is vital that professionals from policing, education and other agencies work together to support them as quickly after an incident as possible. Effective and Timely Support is...
There are Major Precursors to Child Abuse, Including CDV Every April, National Child Abuse Prevention Month, we come together to put the spotlight on child abuse, which impacts 1+ million children in the U.S. every year. But what we don’t talk about can still hurt...
“If it’s something that you can prevent, then…you’re learning from your past what not to do with your child,” said Cindy Lau, Regional Violence Prevention Planner, St. Mary Corwin. New Scan Program Screens Patients for Adverse Childhood...
Childhood Domestic Violence is Distinct from Domestic Violence or Child Abuse “Childhood domestic violence (CDV) gets lumped together with domestic violence and/or child abuse…It’s a real distinct and separate childhood adversity.” -Dr. Linda Olson, clinical...
What Is CDV and Why It Impacts Love Valentine’s Day is a holiday intended to reaffirm our love for others and their love for us. But, for those of us who grow up experiencing adversity in childhood, such as Childhood Domestic Violence, love is often a difficult,...
Poet Tre Wharton used his talent to cope with CDV by expressing in verse what living with his stepfather’s violence was like. This poem is just one of about forty poems he wrote about CDV in his new book Grown Folk Business. A Daughter’s Perspective The door shuts...
By Tina Shelton A first year medical student at the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) decided to share her story of growing up with domestic violence, recounting a night in her household as a childhood. Although she chose to remain anonymous, she allowed...
