The rise of CPV awareness

I was going to remove myself from all adoption related chatter this weekend, after a tiring week, tiring because it was half term, and I didn't get a lay in.... 

J has been away all week, and we are blessed that he can manage camps, just. We have had two phone calls, one about behaviour, and the other about something more personal. He managed it though, and is on his way home as I type. F was house sitting for friends (eek!) and B was lying around as usual... that isn't just a half term thing. 

I found I could not ignore the huge response to my partner in podcast/DfE/Adopter Voice crime, Al's full initial findings of the CPV survey he did recently. We have spoken about it on the podcast a few times, and we have both written publicly about it's effects, as have a huge number of you, however, there is still much stigma, embarrassment and ignorance about CPV, not just the fact that t exists, but the reasons why it exists.

It is not just something that adoptive or foster parents experience, although we have reported as being the largest community who suffer from this. Parents with children born to them are also suffering from the effects of CPV. 

We suffer as a family a LOT from CPV from J.... It is real, it happens, we did not expect it, it comes when we least expect it...... We need training for this from prior to placement and support from agencies who can help us with the longer term affects.

The second and fuller report of the findings from the CPV survey can be found here: Child on Parent violence

There is a long way to go, however, I am delighted to see that Adoption UK have reported on these findings, and are backing the survey, evidence and report.

You can read the article by Adoption UK here: Impact of Child on Parent Violence (CPV) examined

Keep and eye on what is happening by following Al on Twitter: Al Coats on Twitter (Don't be frightened by his picture - he is ok in real life!!)