Turnaround Inc. - Glossary

Turnaround Inc. - Glossary: "# Domestic Violence (DV) - Any hurtful or unwanted behavior perpetrated upon an individual by an intimate or prior intimate. Includes physical, psychological and emotional abuse. Primarily a learned behavior whose effects, without intervention, become more destructive over time.

# Domestic Violence Witness (DVW) - children who witness violence between the adults in their home. Even if child is not actually being abused, witnessing violence. DVWs experience most of the same symptoms as abused children. Domestic violence operates on a generational cycle. Children who witness abuse in the home are at a greater risk of becoming perpetrators or victims of domestic violence as adults."

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