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Lessons from the Child Witness to Violence Project
March 14, 2002
Betsy McAlister Groves founder, CWVP

Betsy McAlister Groves, founder of the nationally recognized Child Witness to Violence Project at Boston Medical Center, dramatically disproves the myth that very young children are not affected by violence. Drawing on her experiences with the project, Groves contends that many children in the US witness violence at home, in school and on television, and that adults can, and should, help these children cope with their reactions.

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Image of Children Who See Too Much: Lessons from the Child Witness to Violence Project
Author: Betsy McAlister Groves
Publisher: Beacon Press (2003)
Binding: Paperback, 184 pages
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