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The effect domestic violence has on children and adults who were impacted as children, is devastating. So much so that UNICEF calls it "one of the most damaging, unaddressed human rights violations in the world today".
They are your neighbors, your children's classmates. They can be found everywhere, in every social class, religion and race.
And without education, a new focus and new tools, more than two thirds of these children will go on as adults to repeat what they learned. Thus the cycle of violence continues and can never end.
And as a leading researcher concluded, We believe that within these children and adults lies the hope for a better life. We believe that to break the cycle we must focus on the devastating impact that a child's experience with domestic violence can have on a life.
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eyewitness account
For the child who experiences domestic violence in their home day after day the experience can only be described as terrifying.
Imagine that you are a six year old and that your mother, the person you love most in the world, has just tucked you into bed. But you cannot fall asleep. You do not dare close your eyes. You pinch your leg to stay awake because you are worried..
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