Carolyn Phillips: Prevent violence in our homes; protect youngest victims
Article from Charleston Gazette:
As a nation, our hearts are broken over the increase in senseless violence against children and teens in our schools and on the streets. We passionately debate over public policy and social change with friends around the water cooler and online. Yet, we don’t feel there is one definitive action that can help us save the lives of our cherished youth.
What might be most surprising to discover about the heinousness of such crimes against kids is that often they are not on the streets or in schools, but in their own homes, at the hand of someone they know. In West Virginia a call is made to a domestic violence hotline every nine minutes. The vast majority of victims are women — moms, actually — who are being abused by their partners — insulted, threatened, beaten — in front of their children. And studies show that roughly half of those who perpetuate domestic violence against their partners also batter their children.
Children who are exposed to domestic violence face a lengthy list of daunting challenges, from emotional trauma to an increased likelihood of becoming either a victim or perpetrator of domestic violence in the future if they do…………………continues on Charleston Gazette
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