by CDVA Team | Jun 27, 2014 | Blog
Did You Or Someone You Care About Grow Up Living With Domestic Violence? If you did, you experienced childhood domestic violence, or CDV. You may also know someone who did. By definition, from a childhood standpoint, domestic violence is violence between parents or...
by CDVA Team | Apr 16, 2014 | Blog
In the Spotlight – Caroline Abbott Community Advocate Author, blogger www.carolineabbott.com Caroline Abbott Found Success after Living through Childhood Domestic Violence Caroline Abbott is a former child of domestic violence who is now a self-published writer,...
by CDVA Team | Apr 10, 2014 | Blog
We Can Find Others Who Grew Up with Domestic Violence Anywhere Last week, I was hosting a dinner party at a restaurant. As we were getting settled at the table, I saw the server and stood up to introduce myself. My mother was a waitress for her entire life, and I...
by CDVA Team | Apr 1, 2014 | Blog
Half of the Children who Grew Up in a Home with Domestic Violence Experienced Physical Child Abuse According to research, if you grow up living with domestic violence, there is a 50% chance you also experienced physical child abuse. Sometimes Nothing is Ever Enough...
by CDVA Team | Mar 18, 2014 | Blog
Childhood Domestic Violence Doesn’t Have to Define Our Lives Growing up with childhood domestic violence teaches us to believe a set of LIES about ourselves. These lies tell us we’re worthless, fearful, angry, alone, guilty, sad, hopeless, resentful,...