witness physical aggression between their parents each year, with prevalence rates throughout childhood being at least triple the rates of exposure within a given year.Ĭommunity violence also has an impact on many children. Straus estimated, in a report published in 1992, that more than 10 million children in the U.S.
With respect to exposure to interparental violence, Murray A. Data from 1999 reports by states to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data Systems indicate that approximately 826,000 children (nearly 12 out of every 1,000 children) were confirmed by child protective services as victims of maltreatment.
Since the early 1980s researchers and professionals working with children have become increasingly aware of the extent to which many children experience or observe violence within the confines of their own homes or within their own neighborhoods. Children's experience with violence has been linked to a variety of negative outcomes, one of particular importance being children's school adaptation and academic success.
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