Childhood Domestic Violence
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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