Adolescent to parent abuse in print
Great to see Amanda Holt’s book published this week! This represents a real milestone in acknowledgement of the issue of…
publications
House of Commons Launch of Parent Abuse Report
The Adfam / AVA report into how parents deal with children who use substances and perpetrate abuse, “Between a rock…
Problematising young men
Dr Helen Baker has kindly sent me details of an article which was published in Criminal Justice Matters in March…
Safeguarding issues in child to parent violence
A lot has been written about the difficulties in adopting a safeguarding response to the issue of parent abuse. First…
Practitioner accounts of responding to parent abuse – a case study in ad hoc delivery, perverse outcomes and a policy silence
The online version of this journal article in Child and Family Social Work is now available. Amanda Holt and Simon…
Amanda Holt speaking at Surrey University
An inspiring talk from Amanda Holt yesterday at Surrey University, based on her forthcoming book: Adolescent-to-Parent Abuse: Current Understandings in…
Parent abuse themed issue, Social Policy and Society
The journal, Social Policy and Society, is carrying a themed section entitled Exploring Parent Abuse, in the April 2012 issue…
The Enemy Within: report into family violence in the UK
The UK charity 4Children issued a press release yesterday with the publication of their new report, The Enemy Within. As…
My article in the latest issue of PSW magazine
The violence without a name: this article was first printed in the March 2012 issue of Professional Social Work, a publication…
Walking on Eggshells
Following a very successful launch of the Respectful Relationships project, Mary McKenna has made both the “Walking on Eggshells” parent…