Children and DV

		SAFETY ALERT: Computer use can be monitored. It is impossible to completely clear the "footprints" showing where each patron has been. If you are in danger, please click on the "Escape" button to be immediately transfereffed to another site and return to our site from a safer computer (a computer in a safe location where someone abusive does not have direct or remote access). You may also call the Utah Domestic Violence Link Line at 1-800-897-LINK (5465), or call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). To learn more about computer safety click here.
		Utah Domestic Violence Council
Children and Domestic Violence
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	Children are harmed by domestic violence even if they never see it and are never physically abused themselves. Even hearing yelling, name-calling, slapping and hitting sounds is abuse and it has a profound effect on children. The following resources are tools for kids, teens, parents and professionals. We hope you find the links useful. Kids: Safety Champion Coloring Book Child Safety Plan Child Safety Plan Spanish A Child’s Safety Plan for Visitation A Child’s Safety Plan for Visitation Spanish Books: Agassi, M. Hands are Not for Hitting. Free Spirit Publishing, 2000. Curtis, J. Today I feel Silly & Other Moods That Make My Day. Harper Collins, 1998. Curtis, J. I’m Gonna Like Me. Harper Collins, 2000. Schor, H. A Place for Starr, A Story of Hope for Children Experiencing Family Violence. KidsRights, 2002. Verdick, Elizabeth. Words are Not for Hurting. Free Spirit Publishing, 2004. Films: Tulip Doesn’t Feel Safe. Kinetic Inc., 1993. Teens: Dating Violence Quiz Teen Power and Control Wheel Teen Safety Questionnaire Teen Safety Questionnaire Spanish Teen Safety Plan Jealousy Self Quiz Jealousy Self Quiz Spanish Parents: Education on attachment and effects of violence on kids 101 Ways to Praise A Child Bancroft, L. When Dad Hurts Mom: Helping Your Children Heal the Wounds of Witnessing Abuse. Berkeley Publishing Group, 2004. Professionals: Other Helpful Websites Safety Checklist: General safety questions to ask kids Safety Planning for Battered Women: Considerations Regarding Children Development and Behavior Chart: Normal vs. Exposed to Domestic Violence Abuse of Children Wheel Nurturing Chilren Wheel Books: Bancroft, L. and Silverman, J. The Batterer As Parent. Sage Publications, 2002. Brohl K. Working with Traumatized Children, A Handbook for Healing. CWLA Press, 1996. Levy, B. Dating Violence: Young Women in Danger. Seal Press, 1991. Lieberman, A. and Van Horn, P. Don't Hit My Mommy: A Manual For Child-parent Psychotherapy With Young Witnesses Of Family Violence. 2004 Links to Community Resources: www.informationandreferral.org http://www.dhs.utah.gov http://www.utcourts.com/ National Youth Crisis Hotline – A referral hotline for youth in crisis 800-HIT-HOME (800-448-4663)

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Children and Domestic Violence