Emmy-Nominated Program
Stories of children who grew up with domestic violence, helping them know, they aren not alone
FAMILY SECRETS: WHEN VIOLENCE HITS HOME, is an Emmy-nominated children’s program that is the first TV program produced for kids to discuss subject of childhood domestic violence.
FAMILY SECRETS comes accompanied by a Nick News Discussion Guide, which provides a step-by-step walk through of how to organize and host a successful screening and facilitate a compelling post-screening discussion. It includes key sections on how to speak with with children and young adults about childhood domestic violence and key messages build resiliency.
Watch the trailer
This children’s program was created to help speak directly to young people who are growing up living with domestic violence. It also has been a helpful tool to educate kids who are not experiencing CDV to be able to talk with a friend who might be. Shortly after its release, FAMILY SECRETS was honored with an Emmy nomination for “Outstanding Children’s Program.”
What people say about family secrets
Our Children’s Counselor has utilized the video with several shelter children with wonderful results where children have opened up about the violence at home and our Outreach Coordinator has used the videos and book when counseling adults in our in shelter program and our Outreach Program.
I am so excited about sharing this video with my children currently living in our safe shelter. This video specifically I think will really impact the kids here in the shelter because the children in the video share their personal experiences in the domestic violence homes but they also share a little about their experiences in a safe shelter.
Our Children’s Counselor has utilized the video with several shelter children with wonderful results where children have opened up about the violence at home and our Outreach Coordinator has used the videos and book when counseling adults in our in shelter program and our Outreach Program.
I am so excited about sharing this video with my children currently living in our safe shelter. This video specifically I think will really impact the kids here in the shelter because the children in the video share their personal experiences in the domestic violence homes but they also share a little about their experiences in a safe shelter.
Get the film & related tools to help you talk to children, adolescents and teens about childhood domestic violence
Watch the segment together with a young person experiencing childhood domestic violence – or if you’re a professional working with children, adolescent and teens, host a screening. Download the Discussion Guide to provide a step by step approach to facilitate meaningful discussions.
As this segment tackles childhood domestic violence through the lens of childhood, through children who’ve experienced it, using language and stories young people can relate to, its impact is significant. We utilize a short film to share with children that there are others experiencing something similar, and they are NOT alone, that there are positive ways to cope, that some day they will be free of the violence, and that it is okay to talk about it, as they see other children talking about it in a very public way. And talking about it is key, because it is one of the most effective ways to overcome the impact.
To prepare for you screening FAMILY SECRETS, consider taking our Change A Life program, designed to train any caring adult how to step into the life of an impacted child with simple support and messages of hope that can help change their life.