A blog where children express their fear, pain and desperation through poems, art, music, and letters
Cedar Network: Impact of Domestic Abuse on Children
Cedar (Children Experiencing Domestic Abuse Recovery) is a unique way of working with children, young people and their mothers who have experienced domestic abuse. This website has all the information you will need to find out more about Cedar, how it works and where you can access the service.
Children Against Court Appointed Child Abuse
This website is run by adults who as children were victims of Court Appointed Child Abuse, where Family Court orders them to have contact with or even live full time with their abusive parent or were alienated from their protective parent by the lies of the abusive parent.
This website is run by adults who as children were victims of Court Appointed Child Abuse, where Family Court orders them to have contact with or even live full time with their abusive parent or were alienated from their protective parent by the lies of the abusive parent.
“Dear Sheldon…” A Story of Maternal Abuse
by Taylor Joy Young, blogger and survivor of a domestic abuser mother.
Family Violence Hurts Kids Too
Information for parents who are in abusive relationships but think “I can put up with it; it’s not hurting the kids, it’s only hurting me.”
How can I help my children heal from abuse?
ACFJ FAQ page with a list of related posts.
How Do I Tell My Children We are Leaving Daddy?
A post in which the ACFJ readership discusses how to answer this difficult question.
Powerful story from eldest daughter of The Willis Clan. “As far back as I can remember, I was sexually abused by my father…”
Parental Alienation Syndrome: Frye v. Garnder in the Family Courts
Article by Jerome H. Poliacoff, Ph.D., P.A., Cynthia L. Greene, Esq., and Laura Smith, Esq. that refutes the premise that Parental alienation syndrome is a valid diagnosis and should be admitted into child custody cases.
Protective Behaviors for Children
An ACFJ post that might answer some questions from mothers who are about to have to provide their abuser with unsupervised access to their children, and the mothers know the abuser has been sexually grooming or outright sexually abusing the children.
This website is for the parent involved in a custody dispute where a potential abuser, his/her legal team, or Child Protective Services has accused you of false reporting or characterized you as vengeful and mentally ill.
Revisiting Parental Alienation Syndrome – Scientific Questions, Real World Consequences
This article from Social Work Today presents the “other side” of the PAS debate.
Safety Planning with Children of Battered Women
by Lundy Bancroft
by Cindy Burrell
Sexual abuse may include inappropriate touching, being forced to have sex or engage in sexual acts, being forced to watch pornography, being prostituted, or having someone expose themselves to a child.
An ACFJ blog post by Barbara Roberts
The Truth Behind Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) — part 1
The Real Parental Alienation — part 2
Two ACFJ blog posts the reveal the myth of PAS.
Understanding the Batterer in Custody and Visitation Disputes
by Lundy Bancroft
IMPORTANT NOTE: While we endorse Lundy’s writings about the dynamics of domestic abuse, we do not recommend anyone attend the ‘healing retreats’ Lundy Bancroft offers or become involved in his ‘Peak Living Network.’ See our post, ACFJ Does Not Recommend Lundy Bancroft’s Retreats or His New Peak Living Network for more about our concerns.
Using The Internet Safely, While Advocating For Your Personal Custody Case.
from Protective Mothers’ Alliance International
by Cindy Burrell
by Cindy Burrell
What if the abusers were one’s parents?
ACFJ FAQ page with a list of related posts.
What’s OK at Home (WOAH) website
by Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria, Melbourne AU.
WOAH is a one-if-a-kind online platform with exercises, stories and information that support children and young people aged 10-17 to recognize family violence and provides practical guidance to support their safety, health and emotional wellbeing.
When Kids Blame The Victim Too
An ACFJ blog post by Barbara Roberts
The Connection Between Batterers and Child Sexual Abuse Perpetrators
by Lundy Bancroft
WomensLaw.org — a project of the National Network to end Domestic Violence (NNEDV)
WomensLaw is an extensive website launched to provide legal information and resources for victims of domestic violence. They also provide several pages of safety tips, here, one of which is titled Safety Planning with Children.
A Cry For Justice 
[…] the response to some of the articles, and I was honored beyond belief to have my story posted as a “Resource for Children of Domestic Violence” at “A Cry For Justice.” Once that happened, I realized that there are good […]