By Chelsea Waldroup, 16 years old – Former child of domestic violence featured in documentary “The Children Next Door”It’s the elephant in the room – the intense emotions of being torn between two people you love and trust. Scared and confused, I began to feel...
It’s Very Difficult to Break Away from an Abuser Victims of domestic abuse often have a very hard time leaving their abusers. This is especially true if they have children. Abusers keep them under their control using many methods. One of the most often used...
“THEY DIDN’T RESPOND TO MY TEXT. OR MY EMAIL!” Am I Less Than Those around Me after Experiencing Childhood Domestic Violence? Are you to be ignored? Are your needs not being paid attention to? Are you so unimportant in their eyes that they believe they can get back...
Guests Previewed Unique Award-Winning Documentary that Tells the Story of Children of Domestic Violence in Their Own Words Childhood Domestic Violence is a Global Health Crisis Shortly before the holiday season, Children of Domestic Violence hosted a special evening...
An Award-Winning Film about Childhood Domestic Violence The Children Next Door, our documentary short about domestic violence as seen through the eyes of a child, held its New York City premiere on November 12th at DOC NYC, the world-renowned documentary film...
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....
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...
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...
I’m Lisa, a survivor with a future, because of my past.I’m not sure I’d be here had I lost the will to fight. Night after night, I was tested. I saw my mother abused in ways I still can’t believe; blood on the walls, scuffling in the kitchen. My skin still crawls when...
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...
