On 1st October 2020 we hosted our third VAMHN webinar on Children and Domestic Abuse: Identifying and Responding to Harm hosted by VAMHN Grantholder Dr Emma Howarth (University of East London). We were delighted to welcome our incredible speakers; Prof. Helen Minnis (University of Glasgow), Dr Leesa Hooker (La Trobe University) and Concetta Perot (Survivors' Voices & King's College London). You can watch the recording of the full webinar below.
Helen Minnis
Skip to 00:03:20 to watch Helen's presentation
"This talk outlines the factors that increase the risk of aggression (which is normal in pre-schoolers) becoming persistent. These factors include Interpersonal Violence – which seems to be especially damaging in children with certain temperamental traits. Finally, the talk discusses potential ways of intervening to prevent early childhood aggression becoming persistent – and breaking the cycle of violence."
1. Dayton CJ, Malone JC. Development and socialization of physical aggression in very young boys. Infant mental health journal 2017; 38(1): 150-65
2. Whitfield CL, Anda RF, Dube SR, Felitti VJ. Violent childhood experiences and the risk of intimate partner violence in adults: Assessment in a large health maintenance organization. Journal of interpersonal violence 2003; 18(2): 166-85.
3. Waller R, Shaw D, Hyde L, Observed fearlessness and positive parenting interact to predict childhood callous‐unemotional behaviors among low‐income boys. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 2017; 58 (3 ): 282–291
4. Krigel, Benjamin, Between patriarchal constraints and neoliberal values: Dimensions of job quality for intimate partner violence survivors
5. Beckerman M, van Berkel SR, Mesman J, Alink LR. The role of negative parental attributions in the associations between daily stressors, maltreatment history, and harsh and abusive discipline. Child abuse & neglect 2017; 64: 109-16.
6. Theule J Wiener J, Tannock R, Jenkins J, Parenting Stress in Families of Children With ADHD: A Meta-Analysis. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders 2012; 21(1) 3–17
2. Whitfield CL, Anda RF, Dube SR, Felitti VJ. Violent childhood experiences and the risk of intimate partner violence in adults: Assessment in a large health maintenance organization. Journal of interpersonal violence 2003; 18(2): 166-85.
3. Waller R, Shaw D, Hyde L, Observed fearlessness and positive parenting interact to predict childhood callous‐unemotional behaviors among low‐income boys. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 2017; 58 (3 ): 282–291
4. Krigel, Benjamin, Between patriarchal constraints and neoliberal values: Dimensions of job quality for intimate partner violence survivors
5. Beckerman M, van Berkel SR, Mesman J, Alink LR. The role of negative parental attributions in the associations between daily stressors, maltreatment history, and harsh and abusive discipline. Child abuse & neglect 2017; 64: 109-16.
6. Theule J Wiener J, Tannock R, Jenkins J, Parenting Stress in Families of Children With ADHD: A Meta-Analysis. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders 2012; 21(1) 3–17
| Prof. Helen Minnis - VAMHN presentation |
Leesa Hooker
Skip to 00:17:56 to watch Leesa's presentation
"This presentation will outline Australian domestic violence research completed in the ‘well child’ or Maternal and Child Health setting, including best practice methods of victim identification and response. Subsequent research on therapies for abused mothers and children will be outlined with early findings from a pilot study on child-parent psychotherapy shared."
1. Taft, A., Hooker, L., Humphreys, C., Hegarty, K., Walter, R., Adams, C., Agius, P., & Small, R. (2015). Maternal and child health nurse screening and care for mothers experiencing domestic violence (MOVE): a cluster randomised trial. BMC medicine, 13(150). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-015-0375-7
2. Hooker, L., Small, R., Humphreys, C., Hegarty, K., & Taft, A. (2015). Applying normalization process theory to understand implementation of a family violence screening and care model in maternal and child health nursing practice: a mixed method process evaluation of a randomised controlled trial. Implementation Science, 10(39). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-015-0230-4
3. Hooker, L., Kaspiew, R., & Taft, A. (2016). Domestic and family violence and parenting: Mixed method insights into impact and support needs: State of knowledge paper. Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety (ANROWS) Landscapes, (01/16). Retrieved from https://www.anrows.org.au/publication/domestic-and-family-violence-and-parenting-mixed-method-insights-into-impact-and-support-needs-final-report/
4. World Health Organization. (2014). Health care for women subjected to intimate partner violence or sexual violence: A clinical handbook. http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/violence/vaw-clinical-handbook/en/
5. Lieberman, A. F., Ghosh Ippen, C., & Van Horn, P. (2015). Don't hit my mommy!: A manual for Child-Parent Psychotherapy with young children exposed to violence and other trauma. Washington DC: ZERO TO THREE.
6. Hooker, L., Toone, E., Raykar, V., Humphreys, C., Westrupp, E., Morris, A., & Taft, A. (2019). Reconnecting mothers and children after violence (RECOVER): The Australian Child-Parent Psychotherapy feasibility project - Study Protocol. BMJ Open, 9:e023653. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023653
2. Hooker, L., Small, R., Humphreys, C., Hegarty, K., & Taft, A. (2015). Applying normalization process theory to understand implementation of a family violence screening and care model in maternal and child health nursing practice: a mixed method process evaluation of a randomised controlled trial. Implementation Science, 10(39). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-015-0230-4
3. Hooker, L., Kaspiew, R., & Taft, A. (2016). Domestic and family violence and parenting: Mixed method insights into impact and support needs: State of knowledge paper. Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety (ANROWS) Landscapes, (01/16). Retrieved from https://www.anrows.org.au/publication/domestic-and-family-violence-and-parenting-mixed-method-insights-into-impact-and-support-needs-final-report/
4. World Health Organization. (2014). Health care for women subjected to intimate partner violence or sexual violence: A clinical handbook. http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/violence/vaw-clinical-handbook/en/
5. Lieberman, A. F., Ghosh Ippen, C., & Van Horn, P. (2015). Don't hit my mommy!: A manual for Child-Parent Psychotherapy with young children exposed to violence and other trauma. Washington DC: ZERO TO THREE.
6. Hooker, L., Toone, E., Raykar, V., Humphreys, C., Westrupp, E., Morris, A., & Taft, A. (2019). Reconnecting mothers and children after violence (RECOVER): The Australian Child-Parent Psychotherapy feasibility project - Study Protocol. BMJ Open, 9:e023653. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023653
| Dr Leesa Hooker - VAMHN Presentation |
Concetta Perot
Skip to 00:43:19 to watch Concetta's presentation
"Lockdown engendered terror in many of us who have experienced abuse in our households. The ‘off-radar’ research project, a partnership between Survivors’ Voices and King’s College London, propelled the voices of those with this direct experience right to the heart of government with the message that lockdown has magnified the pre-Covid reality that many children and young people suffer household violence and abuse that is never known to anyone - or that they try and tell and are either not heard or do not receive appropriate support. Indeed, there are formidable obstacles to ever telling anyone, let alone getting help and support. Through the ‘Off-radar’ project, initiated and led by survivor-researchers, we gathered the wisdom of survivors who know what it is like to be “off-radar” to services and suffering abuse at home. We asked how as a society we can best support safe disclosures and responses to children and young people suffering hidden harm in their homes? From this, we are gleaning key messages and multi-agency actions for during and post-pandemic times. How can we find the space to name violence and abuse in mental health services? And how might Covid-19 shed a light on this, through the stories and voices we are hearing (and those we are excluding) during this pandemic?Violence and abuse in mental health services exist, and yet naming them is complex and politically charged. Professional solidarity can lead to defensive, #NotAll responses. The anger of campaigners is hard to hear and can be weaponised against them, with the content of their message being discounted. The space to raise these issues with decision-makers is so narrow that it becomes a feat of contortionism. And throughout, we see the disavowal of complexity.
How can we find the space to name violence and abuse in mental health services? And how might Covid-19 shed a light on this, through the stories and voices we are hearing (and those we are excluding) during this pandemic?"
How can we find the space to name violence and abuse in mental health services? And how might Covid-19 shed a light on this, through the stories and voices we are hearing (and those we are excluding) during this pandemic?"
- Off Radar Part 1 Interim report: www.vamhn.co.uk/uploads/1/2/2/7/122741688/off_radar_c_yp_at_risk_report_part_1__1.pdf
- Survivors’ Charter: https://survivorsvoices.org/charter/
- VAMHN Survivor Prioritisation Themes Report: https://www.vamhn.co.uk/resources.html
| Concetta Perot - VAMHN Presentation.pptx |
Panel Discussion
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