60% of women at refuge suffered at least two adverse childhood events (Irish Examiner)

Karen Clemmer 1/8/208:26 PM

By Noel Baker, 12-26-19 for Irish Examiner

Almost 60% of women surveyed at a refuge had at least two adverse childhood experiences, led by emotional abuse but with physical abuse and domestic alcohol abuse pronounced in many cases.

The study, entitled ‘Fostering Understanding, Empowering Change: Practice Responses to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Intergenerational Patterns of Domestic Violence’, looked at the experiences of women at the Cuan Saor Women’s Refuge in Tipperary.

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