The journal, Social Policy and Society, is carrying a themed section entitled Exploring Parent Abuse, in the April 2012 issue (Vol. 11, issue 2), with a series of nine articles.
Parent Abuse: Can Law Be the Answer? Caroline Hunter and Christine Piper
Practitioners’ Constructions of Parent Abuse, Judy Nixon
Parent Abuse by Young People on the Edge of Care: A Child Welfare Perspective, Nina Biehal
Is Parent Abuse a Form of Domestic Violence? Paula Wilcox
Researching Parent Abuse: A Critical Review of the Methods, Amanda Holt
Some Useful Sources, Caroline Hunter and Judy Nixon
It is certainly good to see the growth in interest and research in the field of parent abuse within Britain.