by CDVA Team | Feb 25, 2014 | Blog
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 – they’re children of domestic violence.How is it that there is currently less...
by CDVA Team | Jan 27, 2014 | Blog
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 others, it’s disbelief – “But how could you have grown up like that? You’re...
by CDVA Team | Dec 5, 2013 | Blog
Contributed by Ann Cuthbert LivingstonI 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 messed up world I lived in – this world of domestic violence that you...
by CDVA Team | Nov 7, 2013 | Blog
In the Spotlight – ROGER LOCKRIDGE Lewisburg, WV Child Advocate Fitness Expert & Writer, Bodybuilding.comSome of Roger’s earliest memories, dating back to the early ’80s, are memories of the many nights of violence at home. Memories that are vividly embedded...
by CDVA Team | Oct 17, 2013 | Blog
By guest blogger Caroline AbbottI came upon some articles recently that describe the neurobiological affects of experiencing violence in childhood.According to one article, when a child experiences violence, this can actually change the way the child’s brain develops....
