A study of 3,400 shelter residents in domestic violence programs across eight states found that more than three in four survivors (78 percent) reported that they had children under the age of 18, and 68 percent had minor children with them at the shelter (Lyon, Lane, & Menard, 2008).
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Michigan - Kids Exposed
New York - Supervised Visitation: Enhancing Services for Children and Youth Who Are Affected by Domestic Violence
Pennsylvania - A Kid Is So Special
Virginia - The Advisory Council
