Children’s Project

CHILDREN's PROJECT

Children’s Project

In the past, it was thought that in providing services to domestic violence survivors, the benefits would naturally impact the children of those survivors. Now we know that the intervention children need is very specific to the child. The Children’s Project is a partnership between NMCADV and CYFD.

The project goals are:

• To strengthen the bond between domestic violence survivors and their children
• To enhance coping skills and reduce trauma responses in children birth through 18 years of age

Domestic violence advocates in the program assist non-offending parents in the:

• Understanding and promoting resiliency in their children
• Understanding how domestic violence may have impacted their children and their relationship with their children
• How to respond to their children’s trauma-related behaviors
• How to comfort and engage their children in activities that can help rebuild the relationship between parent and child

For more information about the Children’s Project contact shana@nmcadv.org