The Other Side of Domestic Violence: A Community Discussion of Parent- and Sibling-Directed Aggression among Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence, Canan Karatekin & Michelle Brown, ICD
When we hear “domestic violence,” most of us are conditioned to think of intimate partner violence. However, what happens when the domestic violence is being committed by children toward their parents and siblings? The results of a study exploring this topic will be presented in a discussion with researchers from the Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota (Canan Karatekin and Michelle Brown.
Topics will include: the nature of children’s aggression and mothers’ responses, health problems faced by the mothers and children, the paradox of children being both victimizers and victims, and ways in which advocates, professionals, and concerned community members can help.
Please join us as we seek to understand how we can support mothers facing domestic violence from both sides.
RSVP is encouraged. RSVP and direct questions to Canan Karatekin, Ph.D., at karat004@umn.edu