Hear ME project published
Dhriti Suresh-Eapen and AVA are thrilled to publish the findings and recommendations from their Hear ME project today. This one-year…
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Research project: adult child to parent violence and abuse
The momentum continues! If this is an issue that is of interest to you, or which affects you personally, please…
Familial IDVAs
IDVAs (Independent domestic violence advisors) are front line practitioners with specialist training in delivering practical and emotional support to victims…
The Care Act 2014: how can it support individuals experiencing child to parent violence?
Yesterday I attended a seminar organised by AVA, considering the interface between the Care Act 2014 and domestic violence, and…
The Map Goes Live!
For several years I have been living with the hope that it would be possible to map all the specialist…
“The family unit is supposed to be a safe place”
Mapping support for parents News at last about the mapping project I have been talking about for ages! A group…
From witness to perpetrator: is it inevitable?
The recent Respect National Practitioners Seminar, held in London, featured a keynote speech from Professor David Gadd, of the Centre for…
Changing the DV definition: the debate continues
My attention was drawn this week to the recently released Home Office Guidance, Information for Local Areas on the change…
“An alignment of the planets”
Returning to the topic of themes that emerged from the recent conference on domestic violence by children against parents, in…
Domestic abuse by children against parents conference, March 14th
What a fantastic day yesterday was! I’m still buzzing and full of ideas on how to take things forward. It…