"Everybody knew. But nobody said a thing." Screenwriter Katherine Fugate writes about the violence she experienced in her home growing up from her stepfather. Once he entered their home, he quickly began to abuse Katherine's mother, leaving lifelong scars behind for...

If you were raised in a home with domestic violence, the holidays can be a difficult time that brings back not-so-warm memories of your childhood. Whereas Thanksgiving reunites others with family and fosters happy strolls down memory lane with loved ones over hearty...

"Nearly 20% of women who took their own lives were known to police because they were exposed to domestic violence as children"   We know the dire statistic that those who experience Childhood Domestic Violence are 6x more likely to commit suicide than the general...

For children experiencing Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV), the impact is not minimal or temporary. They are not merely passive witnesses but true casualties of these incidents, which can profoundly effect their physical health, mental health, behavior, and/or...

The way we are going to truly break the cycle is by identifying the root cause. - Dr. Linda Olson, Founder & Chairwoman, Georgia Chapter, Childhood Domestic Violence Association       Our Georgia Chapter Chairwoman Dr. Linda Olson has a unique understanding of...

Growing up with domestic violence (Childhood Domestic Violence or CDV) is the SINGLE BEST PREDICTOR 100 organizations nationwide to partner with CDVA in national distribution campaign to build critical awareness of CDV, deliver groundbreaking solutions directly to...

A friend recently said to me: 'You’re like a prey animal, ears pricked up, looking for danger.' Like many children of domestic violence Louisa Adjoa Parker has heightened stress-activation, which we know to be maladaptive, harming both her mental and physical health....

We still see anger from him, but it is nowhere near as destructive and much less intense. He is learning to control that. 'Jack' - a twelve year old child of domestic violence - had begun to express ANGER as a result of Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV), which is...

"Your mind processes so differently when you can see yourself in that child or that mother...” - Gayan Pert.  Gayan Pert, ED of Bethany house, grew up with CDV in her childhood home in Jamaica. She now operates a shelter for families much like her own. Gayan's mission...

I think what…affected me for my adult life that happened in my childhood was more the everyday When actress Charlize Theron was 15, her mother shot and killed her abusive alcoholic father. But what affected her most was living daily under the strain of both these...