Trouble in the Troubled Families Department
I have a sort of Love-Hate relationship with the Trouble Families Programme and so I like to keep abreast of developments…
news reports
Elder Abuse: Is this the same thing as parent abuse?
In June 2006 an article in the Times newspaper reported on a parliamentary Health Committee inquiry, set up in 2003…
Parent abuse roulette
It’s hard not to feel a sense of helplessness – as well as fury – when reading pieces such as…
The law of unintended consequences
Today see the roll out of the welfare benefits cap across England, Wales and Scotland. What we are supposed to…
Understanding is everything
You may have caught the controversial coverage of comments made a few weeks ago by a mother of 4 children…
No rules about controlling relationships
Coverage of an assault by Charles Saatchi on his wife Nigella Lawson, outside a London restaurant at the weekend, has…
Teens see violence as normal
Eddie Gallagher has drawn my attention to an article in www.dailylife.com.au, commenting on an apparent rise in domestic violence crimes…
Adolescent to parent abuse: the facts
I was interested to be sent this fact sheet recently, by Heather Nancarrow, Director of the Queensland Centre for Domestic…
Restorative Justice: the positive story
Some lively discussion on the BBC last week around the use of “informal” community responses to violent crime, including Restorative Justice…
The hidden abuse by children on parents – News and events – University of Brighton
The very first post on this blog was with regards to research into Child to Parent violence, with news of…