by CDVA Team | Mar 7, 2014 | Blog
“By channeling our energy towards something bigger than ourselves, we discover our own strength, and our energy comes back to us.” (from chapter 3 of my upcoming book). Sometimes the Best Thing You Can Do for Yourself is to Help Someone Else By transforming your...
by CDVA Team | Feb 25, 2014 | Blog
Experiencing Domestic Violence in Childhood is All Too Common, but Is Still the Unknown ACE 5 million children in the US alone grow up living in homes with violence every year. 5 million children all have something in common that defines their lives for years to come...
by CDVA Team | Jan 27, 2014 | Blog
People Reacted in a Lot of Different Ways to the Truth of My Childhood When I tell people that I grew up in a home where there was severe domestic violence, I get a few different reactions. For some, it’s pity – “Oh. poor you. How did you ever survive that?” For...
by CDVA Team | Dec 5, 2013 | Blog
Contributed by Ann Cuthbert Livingston Parents Have a Part to Play in Ending Childhood Domestic Violence I write these words to you…my fellow parents. I write them, not as a professional or someone with a degree, but as a mom of 5 children who were a part of this...
by CDVA Team | Nov 7, 2013 | Blog
In the Spotlight – Roger Lockridge Lewisburg, WV Child Advocate Fitness Expert & Writer, Bodybuilding.com Memories of Violence at Home Can Follow You Through to Adulthood Some of Roger’s earliest memories, dating back to the early ’80s, are memories of the...