Celebrity Spotlight: Halle Berry Grew up with Domestic Violence
Throughout March, which is Women's History Month - we highlighted strong and remarkable women who faced Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV) growing up. The award-winning actress Halle Berry requires no introduction. But most people may not know that Halle Berry grew up...
Meet the Graingers – Ainie and Priscilla! On the front lines in the fight against DV and CDV in Ireland
Meet the Graingers - a dynamic mother-daughter duo bringing awareness about and offering solutions for Domestic Violence (DV) and Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV) in Ireland. Priscilla Grainger initially thought the abuse she endured was normal - often a typical...
Featured Social Worker Dr. Linda Olson, CDV and Calmkins
Dr. Linda Olson is a psychologist, licensed psychotherapist, and social worker with over 30 years of experience in private practice and an emphasis on treating childhood trauma, focusing on Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV). Dr. Linda Olson is a psychologist, licensed...
CDV and Parental Substance Abuse: Dual Adversity Impacts
How CDV and Parental Substance Abuse Combine Childhood domestic violence and parental substance abuse often happen in the same home. When they do, the effects become more than the sum of their parts. A child exposed to domestic violence may already feel unsafe or...
LET’S USE BLACK HISTORY MONTH AS A PLATFORM TO SPREAD AWARENESS OF HOW ACES LIKE CDV IMPACT MINORITIES
The awareness of how Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) impact mental health in children and sustain the impact into adulthood has come a long way since the original landmark study, conducted by the Center for Disease Control and Kaiser Permanente in the 1990s,...
How Growing Up in a Violent Home Can Leave You Feeling Hopeless
Hopelessness: One of the Most Pervasive Lies You Learn Growing up with Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV) With a global pandemic that lingers on, impacting multiple facets of our lives, many may at times feel HOPELESS. But when you grow up with Childhood Domestic...
This Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, give thanks and even the playing field
On this day, we celebrate our gratitude to Martin Luther King, Jr. His life’s work helped fuel a wave of significant national change towards racial equality, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. On this day, we celebrate our...
Alaskan Children Are Swept Up by a River of ACEs…But There’s Hope & Help
Cathy Giessel is a lifelong Alaskan, registered nurse, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, healthcare services volunteer and board member of Alaska Behavioral Health. To punctuate the gravity of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) (like Childhood Domestic Violence) in her...
COVID-19 – CALLED 11TH ACE BY SOME – SETS BACK RESILIENCY-BUILDING FOR AT-RISK YOUTH…BUT SOME COMMUNITIES ARE FIGHTING BACK
Mary Ann Hansen, director of First 5, a nonprofit that supports early childhood development, grew up in Humboldt County and has deep connections with helping families in her community overcome adversity - a daunting task as Humboldt’s rates of Adverse Childhood...
Nation’s First Office of Resilience Launched in New Jersey to Combat ACEs
New Jersey’s Pioneering Efforts New Jersey, under the New Jersey Department of Children and Families (DCF), is the first state in the nation to launch an Office of Resiliency. Its goal is to create a community-driven statewide plan to combat major adverse childhood...