Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
IPV and Child Maltreatment
- Exposure to IPV is a form of child maltreatment.
- A child’s awareness that a caregiver is being harmed or is at risk of harm is sufficient to induce harmful sequelae.
- 30% to 60% of men who abuse their female partner also abuse their children
- no matter the reported exposure, children and adolescents are deeply impacted by these experiences
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It is important to note that the exposure to IPV is a form of child maltreatment. A child's awareness that a caregiver is being harmed or is at risk of harm is sufficient to induce a harmful sequelae. And it is also known that 30-60% of men who abuse their female partner also abuse their children. Therefore, no matter the reported exposure, children and adolescents are deeply impacted by these experiences.
