Each year in Australia many children are injured and some are killed. 
They are the forgotten victims of domestic violence. Many could not 
leave even if they wished to because of their age and dependency on 
their parents.

Many parents say to me that the children never heard the fighting!!
The Police were called but the children never heard?? They probably 
stayed quietly in their beds, only aware of the intense anxiety that 
the fighting between their parents caused them. The fear when their 
father or father figure, shouted; their mother screamed or things 
were thrown or smashed.
Research on the effects of witnessing domestic violence on childrens 
development is becoming available and the links take you to resources
for working with kids who have been traumatised in this way.

Resources for Kids Exposed to Domestic Violence

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