Understanding the Emotional Impact of Domestic Violence on Young Children

Published By :Chicago Policy Review
Published Date : September, 01 , 2014
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Young children who live with domestic violence represent a significantly disempowered group. Developmentally, young children have relatively limited verbal skills and emotional literacy. In addition, the context created by domestic violence frequently involves an atmosphere of secrecy and intimidation, as well as reduced emotional availability from children’s main caregivers. Taken together, these factors severely restrict these young children’s capacity and opportunities to make their voices and needs heard. This qualitative study gave children who had lived with domestic violence, the opportunity to share their emotional worlds through projective play and drawing assessments

Keywords :Gender in Medical Education (GME), emotional impact, domestic violence, young children, verbal skills, emotional literacy, atmosphere of secrecy, intimidation, caregivers, projective play, drawing assessments.

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