Looking at Bullying through the lens of CDV
This DV Awareness and Bullying Prevention month, we take a look at the major Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) of CDV to connect and prevent all 3 issues. Bullying is less studied than other childhood traumas. It is only in the past fifteen years or so that the...
What Happens to the Brain when you grow up with Childhood Domestic Violence?
When you grow up living with childhood domestic violence (CDV), the experience can negatively impact key areas of your life, including your brain. This year for World Mental Health Day, we look at the relationship between childhood trauma and how the brain’s...
Why Does Preventing Domestic Violence Begin with Preventing Childhood Domestic Violence?
Written by Shirley Sanguino and Cindy Bekesi The single best predictor of children becoming either perpetrators or victims of domestic violence later in life is whether or not they grow up in a home where there is domestic violence ~ UNICEF Domestic violence is a...
Can You Find Gratitude In Your Life After Childhood Domestic Violence?
For those that faced violence in their childhood, called childhood domestic violence (CDV), being grateful and finding reasons for gratitude in day-to-day life can be very hard. Gratitude can be hard to come by for all of us at times in our life. Coming from a...
Breaking the Silence: Childhood Domestic Violence & Suicide Prevention
Did you know that childhood domestic violence can serve as the single best predictor of domestic violence, and can lead to the risk of suicide attempts? Childhood domestic violence (CDV) is the least known Adverse childhood experience (ACE) but has an impact of...
Art therapy as a means to heal from Childhood Domestic Violence
Artwork by Jolene Dames Jolene Dames is our most recent CDV Champion. As a child, she found a creative outlet to escape her harsh realities and traumas from living in a home with domestic violence, art. Although she may not have called it art therapy, it was at...
Understanding the Link Between ADHD and Childhood Domestic Violence
You have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). But do you feel that the source of your disorder has been fully uncovered? During this back-to-school season, we have been focusing on addressing childhood adversities and their impact on a...
How Domestic Violence Impacts Children’s Learning
By Shirley Sanguino In the United States, 1 in 15 children are exposed to domestic violence (DV) each year, and 90% of these children witness the violence that occurs in their homes. In homes with domestic violence, children are negatively impacted at all stages of...
How Did COVID-19 Impact Domestic Violence and Children?
By Shirley Sanguino Indeed, we all remember March of 2020, when coronavirus, COVID-19 brought the world into a complete lockdown. It caused daily activities such as school and work to become remote. It also required everyone to create ingenious ways to stay active at...
THE TENACITY OF GROWTH Diane’s Story of Childhood Domestic Violence
Diane Sammett grew up in a home with violence. Although she was not the recipient of it, her mother was, she understands now that living and seeing the violence has changed her life. When you grow up living with domestic violence, that’s Childhood Domestic Violence...