Due to the increase in domestic violence in many families, psychologists help affected children cope and cope with their emotional imprisonment using a variety of methods. Over the years, cases of domestic violence have increased significantly. In many cases, it is children who are most affected by violent conflict. Psychologists study the behaviors of affected children and develop a treatment plan aimed at the child's overall health. Psychologists provide the best treatment by immersing themselves in the child's situation and connecting to what the child sees. Additionally, the psychologist uses a strategy of taking small steps in the overall treatment. Unfortunately, over the years, the number of cases examined by psychologists has increased every year. Domestic violence has increased over the years and has become a major problem for children who experience it. In a study organized by David Wolfe, researchers concluded that between 1990 and 1993, there was an increase of 256,112 cases of child abuse (Wolfe11). In a more recent assessment related to domestic violence by Louise Gerdes, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) conducted an assessment of Child Protective Services (CPS) and reported that domestic violence and neglect cost the lives of 1,760 children in 2007 in 2007. compared to 1,460 in 2005 (Gerdes 129-130). The neglect these children are subjected to can only be described as child abuse. With all these cases of abuse, one might wonder how this abuse could be carried out to the detriment of the child's well-being. There are various forms of child abuse. “Family Violence Across the Lifespan” offers several scenarios for how child abuse manifests itself (Barnett 151). Chil...... middle of paper ......ent. New York: Haworth Maltreatment & Trauma, 2000. Print. Gerdes, Louise I. Domestic violence: a series of opposing views. Detroit: Greenhaven, 2012. Print. Haley, John and Wendy Stein. The truth about abuse. New York: Facts on File, 2005. Print. Howe, David. Child abuse and neglect: Attachment, development and intervention. Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. Print. Myers, John EB, Lucy Berliner, John Briere, C. Terry Hendrix, Carole Jenny and Theresa A. Reid. The APSAC Handbook on Child Abuse, Second Edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2002. Print. Tobin, Pnina and Sue Levinson Kessner. Keeping Children Safe: A Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Handbook. Alameda, CA: Hunter House, 2002. Print.Wolfe, David A. Child Abuse: Implications for Child Development and Psychopathology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1999. Print.