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Child Welfare and Domestic Violence: The Impact on Children and Families

Author(s)


Futures Without Violence
Bridges to Better Resource

Published

September 1, 2018

Topic(s)

Racial and Gender Equity
Overlap of Domestic Violence and Child Abuse
Research Results & Reports

Domestic violence, child maltreatment, and children’s exposure to domestic violence are all far too common in the U.S., and often co-occur. Challenges exist in the landscape for responding effectively to this dynamic within child welfare and in services for survivors.