Author Disclosure

Sherman did not disclose any financial relationships relevant to this article. Objectives After completing this article, readers should be able to: 1. Understand the strong association between child abuse and domestic violence. 2. Screen for domestic violence in cases where child abuse has occurred. 3. Discuss how exposure to violence affects the health of children. 4. Refer children who have been exposed to domestic violence for treatment. Case Presentation MR, a bright, chatty 6-year-old boy, disclosed physical and sexual abuse by his father. There is a history of domestic violence in the home, which he shares with his 7-year-old sister and his mother. The children witnessed their father hitting their mother, choking her, pushing her against the wall, and kicking her in the stomach on several occasions while she was pregnant with her third child. MR heard his father say that he wished his mother would die. Once durin