by CDVA Team | May 23, 2017 | Blog
It Took Claudia Martine Decades to Realize the Impacts of Her Childhood Domestic Violence It took Claudia Martine decades to realize how profound and lasting the impact of Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV) is. As an adult, she is finally opening up about the trauma...
by CDVA Team | May 14, 2017 | Blog
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...
by CDVA Team | May 12, 2017 | Blog
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...
by CDVA Team | Apr 21, 2017 | Blog
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...
by CDVA Team | Apr 14, 2017 | Blog
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...
by CDVA Team | Apr 1, 2017 | Blog
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...
by CDVA Team | Mar 3, 2017 | Blog
“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...
by CDVA Team | Feb 17, 2017 | Blog
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...
by CDVA Team | Feb 14, 2017 | Blog
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,...
by CDVA Team | Jan 19, 2017 | Blog
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...
