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The Impact of Domestic Abuse on Children
 
 
The Impact of Domestic Abuse

Ammerman et Al (2016) That Children can demonstrate a variety of internalizing and externalizing disorders, such as depression, anxiety, social withdrawal, aggressiveness, and conduct problems.

Devaney (2015) Children who have been exposed to domestic violence can exhibit emotional and behaviour disturbances. Exposure to domestic violence can impact on a child’s wellbeing and mental health, poor performance at school, poorly developed social networks and self-harming behaviour.

 
The Cycle of Change Theory by Prochaska and DiClemente (1983)

The five stages of change are precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance. Precontemplation is the stage at which there is no intention to change behaviour in the foreseeable future.

 
 
 
Resources
 
Ministry of Justice: Assessing Risk of Harm to Children and Parents in Private Family Court Cases
 
The Family Court and Domestic Abuse: Achieving Cultural Change
 
Ministry of Justice (May 2023), Assessing Risk of Harm to Children and Parents in Private Law Children Cases - Implementation Plan: delivery update
 
Barnardo's (2020): Not just Collateral Damage. The hidden impact of domestic abuse on children.
 
Alternative to Violence Programme
Non Violence Resistance Course
The Freedom Programme
 
DIRECTOR
 
 
Philip Kedge is a retired police Chief Inspector and the founder and director of the McKenzie Friend UK Network. His aim is to take family court matters out of the hands of lawyers with an ethical business to reduce conflict and acrimony, to provide access to cost effective McKenzie Friend national services, to offer training and to reduce the emotional harm to children.
 
Phil is the founder of the National
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