This special journal issue represents the collective efforts of a number of researchers who participated in a research summit titled “Responding to Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Research Informing Practice and Policy” held in December 2000, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women. Each of the seven articles presented in this issue represent a synthesis of one aspect of the empirical literature pertaining to children exposed to domestic violence and concludes with recommendations that could inform policy, practice, and future research. The articles presented in this issue include: defining the boundaries of child neglect, understanding children exposed to violence, research and practice in child interviewing, the contribution of marital violence to adolescent aggression across different relationships, the co-occurrence of husband-to-wife aggression, family-of-origin aggression, and child abuse potential in a community sample, understanding child abuse and violence against women, and concluding observations. This special issue reflects the efforts of many in order to give voice to these children. It is an effort to break their silence so that they are no longer the silent victims. 1 Reference