This innovative and timely book presents recent and current research on children exposed to domestic violence, community violence, and war/terrorism. Well-known contributors discuss the implications and applications of this research for policy and practice. The book seeks to ""stimulate additional thought, collaboration, and research on children exposed to violence so we can move closer to finding effective ways of preventing the problem, with the ultimate goal of eliminating it."" In clear, comprehensible language, the following questions are addressed: What kinds of violence are children exposed to? What do we know about the effect of violence on child development? What are the most promising interventions for working with these children? Through discussions of this pressing social issue, this book aims to identify research gaps and to establish a research agenda.