The Hidden Impact: How Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Negatively Affects Children
The loud slaps and harsh blows ring loud inside Jacob’s (not real name) mind, they even follow him to his paper-thin bed on some nights. Tonight, his mother and father are having another altercation. The neighbors in the other makeshift houses are opening doors and standing out in groups discussing their home situation in very loud whispers, but not making any move to help. Even Jacobs friends around Busia town have parents that fight at home, but he doesn’t think it normal.
