Witnessing and experiencing violence between family members has a devastating effect on a child s emotional development. They learn to fear, not trust. They confuse love with anger and aggression. And often they come to believe that they deserve to be treated as less than human. And if left untreated, the cost to our society and our children is staggering.
Homicide is the leading cause of injury death for children under age one.
But the good news is, there is hope. Children can be healed. Families can be restored. The cycle can be broken. Early intervention offers hopeful outcomes .