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Diasporic Families Experience of CPCA and ACPCA

Child to Parent - Caregiver abuse's (CPCA) Impact on Siblings and the Wider Family When we talk about CPCA, our focus is often on the relationship between one parent and one child. Yet families repeatedly tell us the picture is far more complex. This live illustration weaves together themes emerging from presentations by Lily Graham, Holly Thomas and Dr Shannen Molloy, highlighting the ripple effects of CPCA and Adult Child to Parent - caregiver Abuse (ACPCA) across siblings,

Responding Beyond Adolescence

Voices of Lived Experience of CPCA and ACPCA

Creating Equalz hosted Beyond Compliance: Designing and Delivering Behaviour Change Programmes for Black Men & Communities, bringing together practitioners, academics, community leaders, and specialists from across the sector to share insights, challenge assumptions, and explore what effective behaviour change interventions look like within Black African, Caribbean, and Mixed Heritage communities. The day was filled with honest conversations, practical learning, and powerful

There are regular opportunities to apply to present a paper or workshop at national and international conferences on domestic violence or child protection, and it is good to hear from people who have taken up the gauntlet and travelled afar to take part in wider opportunities to learn and share good practice. Recently a team from DVIP travelled to Portugal, and I am pleased to post this review of the conference by Maria Duah, one of the presenters from the DVIP team, who work

The Duluth model power and control wheel was originally created in 1982 by Ellen Pence, Coral McDonnell, and Michael Paymar as part of a response to a court ordered programme for men using violence and abuse in thier intimate relationships - The Domestic Abuse Intervention Programmes (DAIP). The family abuse and mutual respect wheels based on the Duluth wheel concept was developed by Gregory Routt and Lillian Anderson (2015). The family abuse and mutual respect wheels are a

Dear Professional, We invite you to participate in a crucial research project commissioned by the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) to understand and address adult-child to parent harm, violence and abuse in London. Your expertise and support are vital to this project's success. About the Project: Our goal is to develop practical recommendations to improve support for those affected by adult-child to parent harm, violence and abuse in London. This research aims

Join the CAPVA Roundtable associate group, founded by Helen Bonnick, and connect with others in the Child to Parent Abuse arena for insightful discussions and networking opportunities

The Drive Partnership is pleased to announce an Advisory Group alongside the co-design groups for a new phase of National Systems Change work to co-design specialist response to domestic abuse. Thanks to further funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, and Treebeard Trust, the Drive Partnership is partnering with specialist by-and-for organisations and experts to co-design improved responses to perpetrators of domestic abuse across Black A

Parent and Carer Survey: Understanding Families’ Experiences to Inform a Better System Response to Adult-Child to Parent Harm, Violence and Abuse Dear Parent or Carer, We invite you to participate in an important research project about adult-child to parent harm, violence and abuse. Your insights and experiences are invaluable in helping us develop better support and prevention strategies. About the Project: The Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) has commissi

Date & location: 11 & 12 October, online Working with high-risk perpetrators puts special demands on perpetrator interventions regarding risk management, safety planning, and collaboration with other agencies, especially victim support services and the criminal justice system. We often encounter high-risk perpetrators with multiple issues – substance abuse, mental health including trauma, and other co-occurring factors. Not all men clearly fit our programme exclusion criteria

The research conducted through Hear ME shows the widescale impact of this type of abuse on mothers and families, as well as challenges with the current framework for support and interventions. It identifies the need for better responses, earlier effective intervention, specialist funding, more campaigning and publicity to raise awareness and visibility of this issue, but also the need for further research. The report makes recommendations at both a local and national level fo

The view from the conference building on such a beautiful day! This was our first time attending the IFSW conference where we met some amazing social work colleagues from all over the world. We attended various workshops by Nicola Douglas: Using a Perpetrator-Pattern Mapping Tool to Increase Child Safety in Domestic Violence Cases, Allison Hulmes - Identifying and responding to micro aggressions in social work practice with Romani and Traveller peoples, Mary Affee: Creative C

The Islands Safeguarding Children Partnership and Domestic Abuse Strategy are jointly organising a conference for professionals working with children and families on the subject of child to parent violence Friday 13th July, the Peninsula Hotel Child to parent violence (CPV) is the most hidden, misunderstood and stigmatised form of domestic abuse. It involves teenage (and younger) children who use physical, psychological, emotional and financial abuse towards their parents or

Yvonne Roberts - The Guardian 15.01.2023 Violence by children against parents and grandparents is Britain’s hidden abuse, often misunderstood or ignored – until too late. Pioneering research aims to bring it into the open *Jane, 51, has six children. They range from a seven-year-old, who is autistic, to the two eldest, a girl of 14 and a boy of 19. Five years ago, the 19-year-old began to be extremely verbally and physically aggressive towards his mother. “Periodically, he pu

Society must reflect how and why families experience abuse Child-to-parent violence was described as a phenomenon happening "behind closed doors". Addressing the press conference, Parliamentary Secretary Rebecca Buttigieg said child-to-parent violence is a phenomenon that has been ongoing. Buttigieg said according to international figures, at least 40 per cent of parents or carers who experience violence by their children refuse to report it. According to a number of reports,

Updated: Apr 16, 2023 New research published this week by the Mayor of London's Violence Reduction Unit found that there is significant underreporting of child to parent abuse due to immense shame and fear of the child being removed from the home. The new study found that at least 40% of parents or carers who experienced violence by their children refused to report it. There was also a lack of awareness amongst parents, carers, young people and even professionals about the is

Silenced provides accredited child to parent violence and abuse (CPVA) training and supports organisations to set up their own CPVA service