Help for the youngest victims of domestic violence
'My mom was on the ground. I remember being terrified and I didn’t know what to do,' she said." Everyone Experiences CDV and its Impacts Differently Lucy (21) and her brother Mark (23) grew up with CDV and are now facing many of the negative effects that we know all...
Nobody Would Have Been Surprised If I Had Died.
"Everybody knew. But nobody said a thing." The Silence is Everywhere 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...
Share Thanks for the Gifts Earned from CDV for a Chance to Win
Growing Up With CDV Can Make the Holidays Difficult 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...
One in five women committed suicide because they saw domestic violence as children
"Nearly 20% of women who took their own lives were known to police because they were exposed to domestic violence as children." Childhood Domestic Violence is Real and Its Impacts are Dire We know the dire statistic that those who experience Childhood Domestic...
Chiefs NT Roy Miller charged with abusing wife
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...
Meet Dr. Linda Olson, Founder & Chapter Chair of the Georgia Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV) Association
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 CDV. Not...
This October, What We Almost Never Talk About during Domestic Violence Awareness Month Can Profoundly Transform Its Footprint on Our Society: THE LEADING CAUSE
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...
My fearful life: growing up with domestic violence
A friend recently said to me: 'You’re like a prey animal, ears pricked up, looking for danger.' Growing Up with Domestic Violence has Many Consequences Like many children of domestic violence Louisa Adjoa Parker has heightened stress-activation, which we know to be...
Domestic violence: A mother’s story about her son’s anger and breaking the cycle of abuse
We still see anger from him, but it is nowhere near as destructive and much less intense. He is learning to control that. Growing Up With CDV Often Leads to Anger 'Jack' - a twelve year old child of domestic violence - had begun to express ANGER as a result of...
This Life: Today, Gayan Pert helps victims of domestic abuse. As a girl, she lived it.
"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. Many Who...