Domestic violence has a devastating effect on children. In 55% of cases where men assaulted their partner they also assaulted their children. Every year, an estimated 3.3 million children witness domestic violence.
Children Living With Domestic Violence
- Are physically abused or seriously neglected at a rate of 1500% higher than the national average in the general population
- Are often injured while trying to protect their mothers or when household items are thrown and/or weapons used
- Are often injured while being held by their mothers during a battering incident
- Experience cognitive/language problems, developmental delays, stress-related physical ailments, and hearing/speech problems
- Internalize responsibility for abuse, experience high levels of constant anxiety, feel guilt for not being able to stop abuse or for loving the batterer, fear abandonment, have difficulty interacting with peers and adults, and have low self-esteem
- Have difficulties in school, including problems with concentration, poor academic performance, difficulty with peer interactions and more absences from school
- Tend to be overly aggressive and disruptive
- Have a high risk of juvenile delinquency and substance abuse
Domestic Violence passes from one generation to the next
Studies indicate that boys living with domestic violence are more likely to become batterers as adults than boys living in nonviolent homes.
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