At the Reframing Profession Practice conference, we heard from Al Coates. Al’s own work, research, and lived experience of child-to-parent abuse brought to the fore some of the challenges fac…

By Dr Anu Adebogun Child to Parent Abuse (CPA) remains one of the most stigmatised and least understood forms of family harm. There is little empirical exploration of how this hidden harm is percei…

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Notes from a Pedagogical Study on Child-to-Parent Violence in Italy  The first in our international contributions comes from Italy. Specifically, Monica Facciocchi, PhD Candidate in Education …

Since retiring last year, I have continued to maintain a close interest in “Holes” and particularly theidea of themes being developed through a number of different posts. Both Adoption andMothering…

For the final part of our series on motherhood, we have a submission from ‘Kelly’, who found herself “rock bottom” in 2023… “We now have a situation in which staff fee…

Post having a baby - how do you navigate being a mother, partner and sexual being?

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One couple's story of violence in the home mirrors seemingly growing problems nationally.

One couple's story of violence in the home mirrors seemingly growing problems nationally.

The ministry of Justice is urgently looking into concerns raised by Channel 4 News that women at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey have been shackled and restrained while in labour - at times by male prison o...

Young people are more likely to perform worse at school and be involved in crime due to “austerity-induced” youth club closures over the last 14 years, a report has found.