Kia ora koutou, We’re calling on professionals across Aotearoa New Zealand to lend your voice to an issue that’s often hidden, misunderstood, and rarely talked about: Child-to-Parent Violence and Abuse (CPVA). CPVA involves children (whether under 18 or adult children) using violence or abusive behaviour toward parents, caregivers, grandparents, or siblings. Families experiencing CPVA often […]

VisAble recently conducted a survey regarding Child to Parent Violence and Abuse.  The results are distressing but not surprising to many in the disability sector including of course parents themselves.  You can access the Summary of the report here     Key findings include: 92% of parents experience physical violence. 81% report the violence began before […]

VisAble supports a response to safeguard the rights, culture, identity, and wellbeing of tāngata and whānau whaikaha Māori, d/Deaf, tangata sa’ilimalo, neurodivergent people, disabled people, Adults at Risk, and their aīga-tele/families. Our CPVA Peer Support Group is for people who have experienced or are experiencing child to parent violence and abuse. This includes children who […]

An initiative of VisAble   Please see below information regarding a comprehensive data gathering anonymous survey on Child to Parent Violence and Abuse:   Survey is available here: https://forms.office.com/r/N1WJ53pzzF   Child to Parent Violence and Abuse (CPVA) is more common than we think. It can occur in any family and there are many reasons why […]

Please see resources produced by VisAble which address the challenges of Child to Parent Violence and Abuse.   Their Factsheet is available here https://www.complexcaregroup.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Visable-CPVA-factsheet_FINAL.pdf and their Parents and Caregivers Guide is available here https://www.complexcaregroup.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/VisAble-Parents-Caregivers-Booklet.pdf