Children and Teens
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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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Children: Do You Feel Safe at Home?
How to tell if what’s happening at home is domestic violence | Pop quiz: Are you a kid? This is technically anyone under the age of 18, so yes, teens, even you are “ki... read more
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How to Help Protect Your Child from Sexual Abuse
One of the scariest scenarios possible could be prevented by talking to kids early and often | It’s a terrifying thought: A sexual predator targets your child, gro... 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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Moms Are Going to Jail When Abusive Partners Hurt the Kids
New family court guidelines take aim at ‘failure to protect’ petitions | In December 2006, Robert Braxton Jr. was sentenced to just two years in prison for breaking... read more
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How to Start a Sexversation
A rape survivor and her best friend create a game to start conversations around sexual empowerment and consent | After her best friend Kelly was raped in college, B... read more
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Does Your Child Know How To Call 911?
A five-step plan to turning kids into potential lifesavers | If there was an emergency, do your kids know what to do? Do they know how to use a smartphone? Can they... 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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Are We Believing Teens When They Report Dating Violence?
If we don’t, their lives could be in danger | UK teen Shana Grice went to police for help when her ex-boyfriend, Michael Lane, was harassing and stalking her. But p... read more
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Kids and Rumors: When Spreading Lies Becomes Abusive
Are teens aware of the damage they could be causing? | When 38-year-old Wisconsin mom Alissa W.'s daughter confided that some kids at school were spreading a rumor ... read more
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Survey Says ... Parents Just Don't Understand
How adults can help young people build healthy relationships before dating violence begins | What do teens wish parents knew about dating violence in their worlds? ... read more
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The Popular Online Series That Talks Dating Violence
The Halls was created from teens' input on what they wanted to learn about | When the Boston Public Health Commission received a grant intended to help prevent ... read more
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3 Steps to Break the Domestic Violence Cycle in Kids' Lives
After a childhood of witnessing abuse, one expert says you can help your children grow up to avoid repeating those patterns | Not all of us have the fondest memorie... read more
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