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CDC Says We Need to Pay More Attention to Childhood Trauma

Preventing its long-term effects can reduce the risk of serious disease, death | The consequences of living through serious trauma during one’s childhood don’t just di... read more
Courage Unleashed In 45 Days

New online program is promising survivors a change in mindset through the power of positive thinking | What would you do if you were invincible? If you knew you couldn... read more
Kids Caught in the Crossfire

Abusers don’t just harm partners—kids are at risk of being abused, possibly killed | When children live in households where domestic violence occurs, they face an inc... read more
Why We Need to Let Boys Cry

Teaching young men not to show emotion can lead to violence | Don’t cry. Walk it off. Man up. These common phrases can be heard at the playground, on the football fie... read more
Do Traumatic Childhoods Create High-Achieving Adults?

Researchers found a group of successful adults shared something in common—most experienced trauma as children | Chris Gardner grew up in a home where he witnessed his ... read more
Refugee Children & Intimate Partner Violence: Part II

How to boost the resilience of children exposed to IPV | While many behaviors signal a child in distress, no behavior in and of itself is diagnostic of a child exposed... read more
Refugee Children & Intimate Partner Violence: Part I

Effects of exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) on refugee children and ways to reduce this exposure by helping their mothers achieve safety | Children suffer w... read more
A Summer of Hope for 1,500 Kids

Campfire songs, s’mores and healing from trauma for kids who’ve lived through domestic violence | Summer camp means a little something different to the kids at one of ... read more
Does Childhood Trauma Cause Health Problems in Adults?

How adverse childhood experiences affect mental and physical health in later life | It’s easy to connect mental health disorders like depression and anxiety to childho... read more
8 Ways to Talk with Kids Exposed to Domestic Violence

They know more than you think. Use these tips to start the conversation | Children, even young ones, are more aware than you think. Even if you do your best to shield ... read more
Feeling Safe at Home Is Not Every Child's Reality

Former MLB player strives to help those living with childhood domestic violence | Pop quiz: What do childhood domestic violence and the MLB have in common? Answer: For... read more
Shelters Wanted to Test Resiliency Pilot Program for Kids

Dr. George Everly, PhD., to teach initial workshops helping advocates foster resiliency in kids affected by childhood domestic violence | The Childhood Domestic Violen... read more
Nobody Would Have Been Surprised If I Had Died

She says everyone knew she was living with an abuser growing up. No one intervened | It starts somewhere. It starts in the home. I know what a mass shooter can look... read more
How to Help Children Find Their Courage Again After Trauma

Don’t let domestic violence steal away their self-confidence | Author Glennon Melton once said she realized at a certain point that she had gotten the job descrip... read more
Survivor: Christopher Anderson

Severe neglect and abuse as a child sent one man on a lifetime journey of healing | Christopher Anderson grew up with domestic violence, but not the paradigm experien... read more