From Hidden Family Harm to Whole-System Response
How Stoke-on-Trent identified and responded to child-to-parent aggression and abuse
9 September 2026 | 10.00-11.30am
Child-to-parent aggression and abuse (CPA) is increasingly recognised across children's services and beyond, yet many areas are still asking the same questions: How do we identify it? How do we distinguish it from other family challenges? What does an effective local response look like?
Join colleagues from Stoke-on-Trent Children's Services and Amity as they share their practice journey, from recognising the need for change to developing a workforce response that is building practitioner confidence and improving support for families.
This practical session will explore:
how Stoke identified CPA as a growing practice issue;
what their workforce and families were telling them;
the steps they took to build a local response;
challenges, lessons learned and what they would do differently;
practical advice for other local authorities looking to strengthen their own approach.
Suitable for:
Practitioners, managers and strategic leads working across children's services, early help, family hubs, safeguarding, education, health, police, domestic abuse services and the voluntary and community sector. Particularly useful for local areas considering how to develop or strengthen their response to child-to-parent aggression and abuse.
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