CPV: working across other communities
In one of those serendipitous ways this topic has cropped up in a lot of separate conversations recently so I…
Discussion
A parent campaigns for child to parent violence to be recognised in law.
A parent campaigning for recognition of child to parent violence and abuse within the legal system in the state of…
I fear my son will kill me one day
This headline and the accompanying piece in the Family section of the Guardian last Saturday could not fail to shock those…
Child to parent violence, a background hum
Is it me, or have things quietened down a bit at the moment? Granted, I’m not on top of everything…
Royal Commission on Family Violence, 2016
“Of course I knew it was a very serious and extensive problem, but I don’t think I realised the dimensions…
Happy Birthday, Holes in the Wall!
Please allow me a moment of self-indulgence as I celebrate 5 years of this website, Holes in the Wall, ‘born’…
Be curious
Watching the most recent series from Channel 5 about child to parent violence recently, Violent Child, Desperate Parents, I’ve been…
Government launches the new VAWG strategy
Last week, on International Women’s Day, the Government published their revised VAWG strategy, Ending Violence against Women and Girls, to run…
Parent Abuse: Gender issues in group work
Not a very snappy headline I’ll grant you but the alternative was too cheesey – “Keeping gender on the agenda”.…
“Helping parents to be the parents they want to be.” Non-violent Resistance as a response to Child to Parent Violence
Two particular things stuck with me after my recent visit to listen to the Birmingham CAMHS team on the adoption…