Do You Know if You Experienced Childhood Domestic Violence? Do you know if you are a child of domestic violence? You can use our screening tool to find out. Don’t be surprised if you’re not quite sure, or if your mind attempts to discount any “trouble” you...
Brian F. Martin started CDV because he couldn’t find a place to go where the sole focus was to help those who grew up living with domestic violence become aware, understand, and share. And while he may have started it, it is not his. It is everyone’s. He would like to...
Bill Clinton Survived Childhood Domestic Violence Bill Clinton, a survivor of CDV, spoke in an extended CNN interview about NFL player Ray Rice, criticizing his light punishment and calling for a more active response from the NFL and the sports community. Clinton also...
Shared from Roger Lockridge’s blog By Roger Lockridge and Brian F. Martin Your Parents Fighting When You’re a Kid Can Have Longterm Impacts on Your Health and Body Growing up living with domestic violence impacts a life in many ways. However, some are...
The First Step in Overcoming Childhood Domestic Violence is Awareness We at CDV – Children of Domestic Violence have been growing steadily and have made some significant strides over the past year that we’re eager to share. If you grew up living with domestic...
You Didn’t Get What You Need If you grew up in a home with domestic violence, your basic needs were not met – the need to feel safe, to feel loved, and to feel important. You felt a pain that is unique to those who, at the most vulnerable point in their lives,...
The Control You Can Build Can Make You More Powerful “I understand that I cannot control the thoughts and actions of others. But I can exercise ultimate control – control over the meaning of any situation, and control over myself. When I am in control of my thoughts...
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...
Did you Grow Up Living with Domestic Violence, or Care about Someone Who Did? We’re excited to announce the publication of our soon-to-be-released book, INVINCIBLE: The 10 Lies You Learn Growing Up with Domestic Violence and the Truths to Set You Free. Written by...
Preventing Violence in Our Homes Protects Our Youngest Victims The Charleston Gazette provides an excellent summary of the CDV problem. Repeated exposure to domestic violence in the home results in long-term psychological and physical health challenges, along with...
