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Even When So Young, They Know.

Gary Direnfeld

They called it separation anxiety and tried to let the child cry it out. The behavior between the partner and mom, that is referred to as domestic violence. It is also referred to as intimate partner violence. People don’t have to be physically touched or hurt for this behavior to be labled violence.

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How Social Workers can Use Words to Heal

Social Work Blog

Today, a growing body of research confirms that reading and writing can be therapeutic, even reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression. Poetic approaches have been and continue to be used to promote awareness of such critical problems as domestic violence, poverty, racism, sexism, and so much more.

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Toddler’s murder shows need for cross-border child protection guidance, finds case review

Community Care

Alleged domestic abuse Isabella spent most of her life in the Central Bedfordshire area with her parents. Gleason-Mitchell had been known to children’s services in the area herself and had a history of mental health problems, including anxiety, depression, self-harm and suicidal ideation.

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Crisis Prevention and Intervention in the Age of COVID-19

Relias

Rates of depression and anxiety among Americans skyrocketed between 2020 and 2022. Domestic violence. Social isolation coupled with anxiety and fear has led to a sharp uptick in Americans reporting substance use. Domestic Violence. Prior to the pandemic, domestic violence was already a worldwide issue.

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It May Be Trauma If You Experienced….

Gary Direnfeld

A history of any of these experiences can lead to difficulties with depression and/or anxiety as well as other mental/emotional disorders. A history of any of these experiences can lead one to remain in a relationship that does not meet their needs and/or is not safe. A history of these experiences can contribute to drug or alcohol abuse.

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The good news: A public radio station in Kansas City talked to the right people for a "child welfare" story. The bad news: They still missed the point

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Getting down to cases The story begins this way: Shayla Curts, 22, had been living at Newhouse KC, a domestic violence shelter in Kansas City, Missouri, for several months after the birth of her second child. She said it gave her a safe place to breast feed her infant and care for her 4-year-old while trying to get back on her feet.

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Parental Conflict Can Be a Setup for Childhood Trauma

Gary Direnfeld

Further, any depression or anxiety or difficulty concentrating may continue into adulthood affecting adult life. As an adult there can be difficulty trusting one’s partner as well as being triggered by what may be minor events, worried about what may come next when there is nothing to come next.