Children and Teens
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Understanding Teen Dating Violence
A guide to recognizing abuse when it happens to young people | Teens and young adults are the most at-risk age groups for dating and domestic violence. According to th... read more
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Majority of Young People Have Moved Back Home
Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean domestic violence in young adults is lessening | The number of young adults who are moving back in with their parents has skyrocketed ... read more
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After Domestic Violence, Kids May Cope Through Outbursts
How to curb this behavior and help your child heal in a healthier way | Children who are exposed to domestic violence may mimic the behavior they’ve seen and act abusi... read more
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Raising the Next Generation of Allies
Teaching children to stand up against violence and abuse | Whether their first encounter is at school, at home or elsewhere, children will witness acts of violence and... read more
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The Talk You Need to Have with Your College Kid
It’s an exciting age after graduating high school, but it’s also when you’re most at risk for intimate partner violence | Fall brings with it not just cooler weather a... read more
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How Can Kids Concentrate on School After Trauma?
Be it a pandemic and subsequent quarantine, or violence at home, the transition back isn’t going to be easy | It’s normal for any child to have butterflies in their st... read more
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Abusers Claim 'Parental Alienation' to Gain Custody of Kids
Some courts continue to ignore protective parents warning of abuse | Alleging parental alienation is a frightening tactic where one parent (usually an abusive partner ... read more
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How to Talk to Trauma-Sensitive Kids About COVID-19
The pandemic and quarantine can be triggering for all ages | The first time I put on a face mask in front of my kids, before leaving our house to run to the drug store... read more
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Turns Out, 3 Isn't Too Early to Talk Boundaries
According to our survey, most parents plan to cover the topic of body boundaries with their toddler | According to our poll on DomesticShelters.org, just under 60 perc... read more
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Custody Courts Aren't Believing Kids: Part II
In custody court, not believing survivors and their children puts lives at risk | In this second part of Barry Goldstein’s series, the former attorney, long-time domes... read more
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How to Help a Child Who's Being Abused
Intimate partner violence and child abuse often go hand in hand. Here’s how you can intervene | Where there’s intimate partner violence, there’s often also child abuse... read more
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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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Are These Texts Abusive?
Role play your way through example texversations to see what abuse can sound like | Abuse via texting isn’t new—abusers will utilize any form of communication to exert... read more
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Helping Kids Feel 'SAFE' at School
An innovative school in Austin, Texas was made just for children who’ve experienced violence or abuse | For kids who have lived through, or are currently living throug... read more
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Does PTSD Look Different in Adults and Children?
Same symptoms for all, but harder to identify in kids who don’t know what’s going on | After living through, experiencing firsthand or just witnessing abuse, both adul... read more
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