Statutory Guidance to the Domestic Abuse Act published
At the start of the month, the Government published the Statutory Guidance to the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, taking into…
Adolescent to parent violence and abuse
New work on APVA draws attention to links with sibling abuse and bullying.
In my own book, Child to Parent Violence and Abuse: a Practitioner’s Guide to Working with Families, I included examples…
Adolescent to parent violence – hearing from the young people themselves.
Exploring adolescent violence and abuse towards parents: the experiences and perceptions of young people, Victoria Baker. A thesis submitted in…
Child and Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse during Covid-19
Last week I was interested to follow a number of conversations about some of the consequences of Covid-19 on…
Updating the APVA Guidance Document
Five years ago, after many months of creative debate and editing, we launched the Home Office guidance document on Adolescent to…
Where are the posters on the back of toilet doors?
A few weeks ago someone tweeted a photo of a poster in a toilet cubicle advertising domestic abuse services (in…
#APVA: Change prompted by a Domestic Homicide Review
I am pleased to bring you this post from Neil Blacklock, Development Director at Respect, who has been following recent…
CPV, starting to count at last!
On August 7th, The BBC published a story on their website – and also covered it on national and local…
VAWG Strategy: Lack of Progress update for CPV
The Home Office published its latest VAWG Strategy papers this week, with the Ending Violence Against Women and Girls 2016…
CPV, who needs a definition?
For as long as I have been working and thinking in this field, people have been talking about the problem…