Understanding parent abuse within a child protection framework
We hear a lot about the cross-over between domestic abuse and child to parent violence (CPV), but significantly less about…
Family violence
Child to Parent Violence: the Learning Issue
I offer you a round up of various items that have cropped up in the last weeks, all with something of…
A sensitive documentary
I have written in the past about speaking to the media, and some time ago I also blogged about a…
That thing …
… When you do or think something and suddenly everyone else is doing the same? Well it’s been that sort…
Addressing parent abuse through Juvenile Family Courts in USA
This piece from the Orlando Sentinel on 4th October, reporting on responses to parent abuse following the death of Rosemary Pate at…
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…
Child to Parent Violence: Insights from Spain
Over the last few months I have been conscious that this blog has focused very much on events in the…
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…
Something to celebrate!
This week I celebrate one year of this blog. When I first became aware of the issue of parent abuse,…
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…