"The impact of domestic violence is felt far beyond the initial victim.
"Whether the abuse is verbal, emotional or physical, there are repercussions that can be seen throughout the families of those who have suffered through domestic violence - but especially in children who witness it....
"Childhood becomes negated when there's violence in the home," she said. "You don't trust anyone or respect yourself and the people you're supposed to feel safe with, you don't."...
"She explained that many children manifest their trauma in behavioral ways, leading to problems with anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder, as children will attempt to be in control of certain things in their lives because they can't control others, like the violence they endure...."
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