Episode 47 | How Intimate Partner Violence Affects Children - Part One
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In this episode, Janet Morrison talks with Dr. Ramona Alaggia about intimate partner violence and its impact on the mental health of women and children.
Dr. Ramona Alaggia is a professor at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto with expertise in trauma, resilience, and gender-based violence. Her research focuses on the mental health impacts of intimate partner violence, child sexual abuse, and supporting resilience in those exposed to violence.
Janet and Dr. Alaggia discuss what intimate partner violence is, how it’s evolved over time, and the effect it has on children who grow up around it. They also explore how intimate partner violence impacts parenting and the shift toward keeping children at home while supporting the victims and perpetrators so that family life can continue.
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