If you were to close your eyes and count for 15 seconds, an act of domestic violence would have occurred somewhere in the United States.
Domestic violence causes physical harm, but it also can leave mental scars that last a lifetime.
Domestic violence directly affects and impairs the lives of the victim and the helpless children who live within the boundaries of these abusive relationships. Children who are exposed to violence in their families are also victims and understand better than anyone else the critical necessity for developing public awareness and effective programs to combat domestic violence. Children from violent families are raised in homes where chaos and persecution are the order of the day. Many children from these families have been either physically or sexually abused themselves, and they also have witnessed the repeated abuse of other family members. To demonstrate how family violence has become one of the most complex and tenacious social problems in the United States, this article will portray how profound the effects of such violence can be for children.