Children, who grow up in families where there is abuse of any kind, are victims. It doesn't matter if they are the targets of the abuse or if they witness it. And it doesn't matter if the abuse is drugs or alcohol or physical, mental, sexual or emotional abuse. The scars can last a lifetime unless someone recognizes their pain. Often schools label these children as slow learners, learning disabled, ADD or ADHD or trouble makers. The children act out for attention, join gangs, get into drugs or sex or they get very quiet in an attempt to be invisible. It’s hard for them to hear the teacher when
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