When I found the Childhood Domestic Violence Association, I knew I had found something special. You see, I've read all the statistics about what happens to children who grow up in a house filled with domestic violence. I wrote about them here . And I've seen it play out in families. At The Mary...
Take a look at these statistics. When you understand the consequences of domestic violence, you can see how it cycles from one generation to the next and infiltrates a society. The result? Domestic violence affects everyone. That's why we're passionate about helping survivors of domestic violence...
“I have to help my friend because his dad is really mean to him, and his mom has a protective order," my 11-year-old son, Schaefer, tells me at dinner on Tuesday night. According to Schaefer, Justin's dad tells him to ‘be a man’ and not to side with his mom. So Schaefer tells...