Children affected by domestic violence need help and support as early in their lives as possible- if not, they are "going to walk around with trauma". Carl is an adult survivor and knows how hard it is to cope without help. https://bbc.in/2ScM4oV | BBC Family & Education News

Domestic violence is an epidemic that negatively impacts children worldwide. It doesn’t end in childhood either: dv can affect child survivors over their lifetime. I hope you will follow along this month as we look at all aspects of DV - play therapy with child survivors, parents, types of play, facts and figures, long term effects, resources for healing and hopefully even more! #redwoodcenterforchildrenandfamilies #childcenteredplaytherapy #trauma #domesticabuseawareness #domesticviolencesurviv

Did you know that the domestic abuse act defines children’s victims of domestic abuse if they: See, hear or experience the effects of the abuse and they are related to or cared for by a parent who is the person being abused or the perpetrator of abuse Domestic abuse always has an impact on children. Some examples below but the impact can be far wider: Not getting the care they need as a result of the abuse Hearing abuse from another room Seeing someone they care about injured or distressed Findi