A child's view of domestic violence
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More than a quarter of American children experience parents physically fighting each other at some time in their lives. Early researchers into family violence often considered children to be "invisible victims", but that view is changing.
MPR Youth Radio reporter Valencia McMurray revisits an incident that happened in her family when she was six and has kept a hold on her family 14 years later.
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More than a quarter of American children experience parents physically fighting each other at some time in their lives. Early researchers into family violence often considered children to be "invisible victims", but that view is changing. MPR Youth Radio reporter Valencia McMurray revisits an incident that happened in her family when she was six and has kept a hold on her family 14 years later.
Broadcast History
Minnesota Public Radio February 28, 2011
Transcript
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/02/28/valencia-mcmurray-youth-radio-domestic-violence/
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INTRO:More than a quarter of American children experience parents physically fighting each other at some time in their lives. Early researchers into family violence often considered children to be "invisible victims," but that view is changing. Today MPR's Youth Series, Valencia McMurray revisits an incident that happened in her family when she was six... and has kept a hold on her family 14 years later:
OUTRO:Additional Credits
Sasha Aslanian, Producer
Bill Wareham, Editor
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