One of the earliest written legal references to a child using violence against a parent appears in the Code of Hammurabi, from ancient Babylon, dated to around the 18th century BCE (some older sources give earlier dates). Law 195 specifically addresses a son striking his father and prescribes an extremely severe punishment: his hands were to be cut off. Historical scholarship on violence against parents identifies this as very early evidence that societies formally recognised violence by offspring towards parents thousands of years ago
10th October – fact of the day
Break4 change the first UK evidence based group supporting families launched in Brighton 2009
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9th October – fact of the day
MYTH: “They behave fine at school, so it can’t be that serious at home.”
FACT: Behaviour can be context-dependent. A young person appearing regulated in one environment doesn’t invalidate what a parent is experiencing at home.
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8th October – fact of the day
There is no single international definition of CAPVA. However, Australia, Canada and Spain have independently created national terms and definitions to improve reporting.
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7th October – fact of the day
Different cultures may influence what gets identified and reported as CAPVA. Researchers suggest differences in cultural expectations, family relationships and parental authority may contribute to variation between international prevalence studies.
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6th October – fact of the day
The Spanish Society for the Study of Filo-Parental Violence (Sociedad Española para el Estudio de la Violencia Filio-Parental; SEVIFIP) was established in 2013.
SEVIFIP assembled an 11-person expert panel, reviewed existing definitions, analysed them and developed a definition intended to be precise and useful for both research and intervention.
Since then, SEVIFIP has established Spain as a global leader in filial violence research and practice. They organise regular national conferences and developed an Observatory of VFP, publications, research activity, training and a resource map. Its current website describes a community through which professionals can exchange knowledge and access research, publications and developments in the field. SEVIFIP – Sociedad Española para el Estudio de la Violencia Filio-Parental
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5th October – fact of the day
The Home Office didn’t launch a consultation on a formal definition for CPV until 2023, and this has been delayed due to two separate changes in Government.
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4th October – fact of the day
The European Commission funded Responding to Child to Parent Violence (RCPV) project ran from 2013-2015 across Spain, England, Ireland, Sweden and Bulgaria. It has been described as the first cross-European collaborative response to CPV
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3rd October – fact of the day
My Violent Child, a British documentary series about child to parent violence is the first UK-based documentary on this topic and was broadcast on Channel 5 on 18 June 2014.
A follow-up, Tearing Us Apart was shown in March 2015
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2nd October – fact of the day
Today’s fact for our 31 facts of October –
Holes in Wall was launched by Helen Bonnick in 2011 and it has since become the leading international knowledge hub for child and adolescent to parent violence and abuse. We bring together research, practice, resources and lived experience from the UK and around the world.”
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