Awareness Campaigns

Developed this video series to address the internal thoughts that kids, teens, and adults have as a result of growing up in a Domestic Violence home. There is less than 15% awareness that Childhood Domestic Violence is even an issue. Not a lot of people know that 40 million adults grew up in these homes and an estimated one billion kids are growing up in these homes globally today (CDV.org). Sadly these dysfunctional scenarios have become normalized. This campaign is to draw awareness that it is not normal and has extreme ramifications as noted by USA Today. "Children that grow up in these environments are likely to have PTSD as soldiers returning from war.

Developed this video series to address the internal thoughts that kids, teens, and adults have as a result of growing up in a Domestic Violence home. There is less than 15% awareness that Childhood Domestic Violence is even an issue. Not a lot of people know that 40 million adults grew up in these homes and an estimated one billion kids are growing up in these homes globally today (CDV.org). Sadly these dysfunctional scenarios have become normalized. This campaign is to draw awareness that it is not normal and has extreme ramifications as noted by USA Today. "Children that grow up in these environments are likely to have PTSD as soldiers returning from war.

The "In the Shadows" digital awareness campaign takes you through the life cycle of the effects of growing up in a home with Domestic Violence. You see from a kid's viewpoint (see vignette #1 and #2) when left unaddressed, the inner thoughts in our minds guide our decisions into our teenage years. Their behaviors are a lot of times a symptom of the rooted childhood trauma they've either been exposed to or experienced. Vignette #3 focuses on the teen girl's perspective. Teenagers long to feel safe in their homes, and when they don't, they seek outside of the homes. For females, it manifests in relationships/sex, sometimes early pregnancies, forming trauma bonds, early signs of depression, and anger outbursts, to name a few. You see all of these in my book. These external pleas are an outward cry to address the internal cry. “One of the hardest things for a young person to deal with in that environment is that they don't really know what to call it," said Brian F. Martin, the founder of the Childhood Domestic Violence Association. There is less than 15% awareness that Childhood Domestic Violence is even an issue. Not a lot of people know that 40 million adults grew up in these homes and an estimated one billion kids are growing up in these homes globally today (CDV.org). Sadly these dysfunctional scenarios have become normalized. This campaign is to draw awareness that it is not normal and has extreme ramifications as noted by USA Today. "Children that grow up in these environments are likely to have PTSD as soldiers returning from war. dovesnetwork.org

The "In the Shadows" digital awareness campaign takes you through the life cycle of the effects of growing up in a home with Domestic Violence. You see from a kid's viewpoint (see vignette #1 and #2) when left unaddressed, the inner thoughts in our minds guide our decisions into our teenage years. Their behaviors are a lot of times a symptom of the rooted childhood trauma they've either been exposed to or experienced. Vignette #4 focuses on the teen boy's perspective. Children and teens who have witnessed domestic violence may also feel powerless to stop the abuse between their parents and may demonstrate other behaviors such as relationships/sex, drugs and alcohol, and anger outbursts, to name a few. These external pleas are an outward cry to address the internal cry. There is less than 15% awareness that Childhood Domestic Violence is even an issue. Not a lot of people know that 40 million adults grew up in these homes and an estimated one billion kids are growing up in these homes globally today (CDV.org). Sadly these dysfunctional scenarios have become normalized. This campaign is to draw awareness that it is not normal and has extreme ramifications as noted by USA Today. "Children that grow up in these environments are likely to have PTSD as soldiers returning from war. dovesnetwork.org

The "In the Shadows" digital awareness campaign takes you through the life cycle of the effects of growing up in a home with Domestic Violence which is an Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE). This campaign highlights that when left unaddressed, the inner thoughts in our minds guide our decisions into our adult years. Their behaviors are a lot of times a symptom of the rooted childhood trauma they've either been exposed to or experienced. Vignette #5 focuses on the man's perspective. There is less than 15% awareness that Childhood Domestic Violence is even an issue. Not a lot of people know that 40 million adults grew up in these homes and an estimated one billion kids are growing up in these homes globally today (CDV.org). Sadly these dysfunctional scenarios have become normalized. This campaign is to draw awareness that it is not normal and has extreme ramifications as noted by USA Today. "Children that grow up in these environments are likely to have PTSD as soldiers returning from war." dovesnetwork.org

The "In the Shadows" digital awareness campaign takes you through the life cycle of the effects of growing up in a home with Domestic Violence which is an Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE). This campaign highlights that when left unaddressed, the inner thoughts in our minds guide our decisions into our adult years. Their behaviors are a lot of times a symptom of the rooted childhood trauma they've either been exposed to or experienced. Vignette #5 focuses on the man's perspective. There is less than 15% awareness that Childhood Domestic Violence is even an issue. Not a lot of people know that 40 million adults grew up in these homes and an estimated one billion kids are growing up in these homes globally today (CDV.org). Sadly these dysfunctional scenarios have become normalized. This campaign is to draw awareness that it is not normal and has extreme ramifications as noted by USA Today. "Children that grow up in these environments are likely to have PTSD as soldiers returning from war." dovesnetwork.org