As part of MPR’s Youth Radio Series, Valencia McMurray revisits an incident that happened in her family... and has kept a hold on her family 14 years later. McMurray saw the affects of domestic violence firsthand as a six-year-old when her father stabbed her mother.
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.
Awarded:
2012 Columbia Journalism School Dart Award, finalist designation