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Child to parent abuse

Research from the University of Brighton, puts potential prevalence at 1 in every 10 families experiencing some form of parent abuse.

Child-to-parent-abuse (CPA) or adolescent-to-parent abuse (APA) is any behaviour used by a child or young person to control, dominate or coerce parents, and is more common than you might imagine. It can include emotional, verbal, physical or financial abuse and includes “coercive control”, or in other words, the parent or other adult is compelled to change their own behaviours for fear of further abuse.

If you or someone you know has been a victim of this please contact the Designated Safeguarding Lead or see the useful links section below.

Useful links

Samaritans 

116 123 (freephone)

jo@samaritans.org

www.samaritans.org 

SOLACE

Helpline freephone:
0808 802 5565

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Early Help

New online safety priorities for Ofcom and effects of social media on children

Harmful Sexual Behaviour

E-Safety

Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) and Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)

Find My Kids App

Bullying and child on child abuse

County lines

Common Sense Media – Game Reviews

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Safeguarding: Social Media & Mental Health

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Online Safety Help Videos

Top 15 most dangerous apps for children

The ABC online safety checklist

Youtube - Supervised Experience

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Keeping safe online :: a guide for parents & teachers

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Teacher of Mathematics (possibility to combine with a head of year post)

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