by CDVA Team | Dec 5, 2023 | Blog
Holistic healing approaches can be incredibly beneficial when addressing the complex effects of childhood domestic violence. Simple practices, such as grounding breathwork, gentle movement, nourishing self-care rituals, and nurturing non-violent and non-judgmental...
by CDVA Team | Nov 24, 2023 | Blog
By Shirley Sanguino & Rithika Yogeshwarun On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we would like to discuss the long-term impacts of childhood domestic violence, the cycle they can potentially recreate, and the multitude of women...
by CDVA Team | Nov 20, 2023 | Blog
Thanksgiving for most people is a holiday. It may be a chance to vacation, visit friends and family and celebrate with a warm and inviting feast. Here at CDVA, we like to look at this holiday in a different light as for those who grew up with childhood domestic...
by CDVA Team | Oct 23, 2023 | Story
One of our CDV Champions, Shirley Sanguino, has been writing blogs for us since she first provided her story back in January 2023. Her latest blog focuses on the idea of reconciliation with family after growing up with Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV). Can it be...
by CDVA Team | Oct 16, 2023 | Blog
This DV Awareness and Bullying Prevention month, we take a look at the major Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) of CDV to connect and prevent all 3 issues. Bullying is less studied than other childhood traumas. It is only in the past fifteen years or so that the...
by CDVA Team | Sep 28, 2023 | Blog
When you grow up living with childhood domestic violence (CDV), the experience can negatively impact key areas of your life, including your brain. This year for World Mental Health Day, we look at the relationship between childhood trauma and how the brain’s...
by CDVA Team | Sep 28, 2023 | Blog
Written by Shirley Sanguino and Cindy Bekesi The single best predictor of children becoming either perpetrators or victims of domestic violence later in life is whether or not they grow up in a home where there is domestic violence ~ UNICEF Domestic violence is a...
by CDVA Team | Sep 20, 2023 | Blog
For those that faced violence in their childhood, called childhood domestic violence (CDV), being grateful and finding reasons for gratitude in day-to-day life can be very hard. Gratitude can be hard to come by for all of us at times in our life. Coming from a...
by CDVA Team | Sep 10, 2023 | Blog
Did you know that childhood domestic violence can serve as the single best predictor of domestic violence, and can lead to the risk of suicide attempts? Childhood domestic violence (CDV) is the least known Adverse childhood experience (ACE) but has an impact of...
by CDVA Team | Sep 7, 2023 | Story
Artwork by Jolene Dames Jolene Dames is our most recent CDV Champion. As a child, she found a creative outlet to escape her harsh realities and traumas from living in a home with domestic violence, art. Although she may not have called it art therapy, it was at...
