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Adolescent Violence Towards Parents – The Known and Unknowns
Author(s) -
Moulds Lauren,
Day Andrew,
Mildred Helen,
Miller Peter,
Casey Sharon
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1467-8438
pISSN - 0814-723X
DOI - 10.1002/anzf.1189
Subject(s) - project commissioning , domestic violence , welfare , balance (ability) , psychology , economic justice , work (physics) , publishing , human factors and ergonomics , social psychology , criminology , poison control , developmental psychology , medicine , political science , medical emergency , engineering , law , mechanical engineering , neuroscience
Adolescent violence towards parents is one of the most poorly understood forms of family violence despite it being relatively common. This paper presents an overview of current knowledge about adolescent violence towards parents for practitioners who work with families, considering issues around definition, prevalence, impacts, and the key characteristics of perpetrators. It is concluded that both clinical and justice responses are, at present, not well informed by basic knowledge of the circumstances in which adolescent violence towards parents occurs, and there is a need to work systematically with families to balance safety and welfare needs.