The Children Who Saw Too Much
By Melissa Jeltsen This article shares the story of Ryan, a 17 year old boy at Camp HOPE America – a summer camp created specifically to help children who grew up living with domestic violence. It describes how spending a summer at the camp working with its founder,...
Invisible spectators: Children who grow up in abusive households, and what it does to them
By Geetika Mantri This article out of India proves that Childhood Domestic Violence has no cultural, racial, or ethnic boundaries. It shares the stories of two children who grew up living with domestic violence, highlighting many of the LIES learned and emphasizing...
Domestic Violence: Children are the Collateral Damage of Domestic Violence
By Laurel Davis This article shares the story of a young girl whose experience growing up with domestic violence ultimately caused her to repeat the cycle of violence. UNICEF calls Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV) "The single best predictor of children becoming...
A Choice: Resentment or Compassion
By Marcus Laster, professional, father, husbandLike a tripwire, the fight or flight mechanism in my 12 year-old brain was triggered. My hands were shaking and my heart pounded as if it was going to come out of my chest. Tunnel vision made it seem like I was looking...
3 Simple Ways to Help a School Address Childhood Domestic Violence
Last month, we told you about the millions of children who were looking forward to going back to school because it offered a much-needed escape from the violence they see daily in their homes. We also shared some examples of innovative schools that were making noble...
Be The Change; You Are Not Alone
By Christian Axios, Guest Blogger This is the hardest thing in my life that I have had to overcome. Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV) is no joke and should not be taken lightly. Don’t let anyone ever tell you that you are overreacting or that this is not a serious...
Creating the Life I Deserved After Childhood Domestic Violence
By Cris Chocolat, Guest Blogger, Entrepreneur, Artist, and AdvocateWe all go through moments in our lives when we feel like giving up. It is in those moments when a recurring memory comes to me, a vision of my mother sewing my kindergarten graduation dress at 2am with...
Community Heroes Supporting Children of Domestic Violence
Why is it that when domestic violence is in the news, we rarely ever hear about the children who are growing up with it in their homes – those who’re experiencing Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV)? And why don’t we hear about the great initiatives taking place in...
Supporting the Children Who Witness Domestic Violence
By Rebecca Wilcox and Louis Lee-RayOften the best advocate and protector of a child suffering from CDV are his/her teachers. One UK teacher cooperated with the local police deptartments to share information about domestic violence cases with the school system, so that...
Children’s Advocate wants domestic violence included in child protection act
By Chinta PuxleyManitoba children's advocates are fighting to have childhood domestic violence recognized as a public health issue in law. Arguing that CDV poses a health risk to the children, the Child and Family Services Act ought to recognize domestic violence and...