Growing Up with Domestic Violence Makes You Stronger
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...
Ordinary Magic: Resilience Processes in Development
By Ann MastenAnn Masten's study of resilience in development reveals surprising conclusions on the "ordinariness of resilience" - "Resilience does not come from rare and special qualities, but from the everyday magic of ordinary, normative human resources in the...
4 Things I Learned About Childhood Adversity at a High Security Prison
This April, I was inside a high-security prison. The plan was to discuss the work that CDV does with the men and educate them on the connection between childhood adversities and their potential impact. While I believe I educated them, they also educated me. Here is...
Distinguished ACE Study Researcher Joins Chapter Board of Pioneering Nonprofit Focused on Least Known Childhood Adversity – Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV)
Dr. Shanta Dube’s Aggregate Research Experience and Knowledge on the Profound Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Will Help Optimize Interventions & Positive Outcomes Among Those Exposed to Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV) in Metro Atlanta ATLANTA,...
Adversity Can Break You, Or It Can Make You Invincible
Andrew Bret WallisJanice Holly Booth discusses CDV, INVINCIBLE, and the Resentment, Loneliness, and Fear lies with founder Brain F. Martin on the AARP website. In this interview, Brian discusses the lies associated with Childhood Domestic Violence: 1. that you are a...
CDV, Nick News with Linda Ellerbee Program Receives Emmy Nomination
Special about Childhood Domestic Violence Accomplishes Three Critical Goals Read the Hollywood Reporter article We could not be more honored to have had the opportunity to work with Nickelodeon in the creation of the Nick News with Linda Ellerbee...
CDV & Nickelodeon’s Emmy Nominated Children’s Program Spotlights Childhood Domestic Violence
“It was very unpredictable, we didn’t know what to expect…I believe my mom stayed because she wanted to make it work.” – Chelsea Waldroup “When my parents would fight, to me that was normal because I didn’t know what a normal parent was at the time.” – Emily Waldroup...
Our Award-Winning Documentary about Children and Domestic Violence Makes International Debut
The Children Next Door Screening at Prestigious Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival in GreeceThe Children Next Door, an Award-Winning documentary sponsored by Children of Domestic Violence and released last fall, made its international debut at the prestigious...
The Circular Impact of ACEs, Education, and Long-Term Health
“The field of public health recognizes education is a social determinant of health,” says Shanta Dube, Ph.D., Associate Professor at Georgia State University and CDVA Georgia Chapter Board member. Health studies have shown that U.S. adults who faced Adverse Childhood...
How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime | Nadine Burke Harris
Pediatrician Nadine Burke began to see patterns among the children she treated in her practice. She noticed a large percentage of children coming in with the same symptoms and false diagnosis. As a doctor with a string commitment to public health, she began to look...