CAPVA (Child and Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse) supports families where a child (aged 11-17) is being abusive towards a parent/carer. CAPVA is delivered by RISE Mutual in partnership with the London Boroughs of Enfield and Haringey.
CAPVA is an intervention where practitioners support the family to build resilience, improve communication, and develop empathy, increasing wellbeing.
CAPVA practitioners will engage parents and children separately in their home over a period of 6-8 months, teaching Non-Violent Resistance techniques and creating community support networks.
Sessions for young people are skillsbased and trauma-informed, using Cognitive Behavioural (CBT) to break negative cycles, supporting children to develop empathy, emotional management, and communication.
Suitability
Children/adolescents aged 11-17 who have been identified as displaying abusive behaviour towards their parents, siblings, or other family members, or up to age 24 if the individual has been identified as vulnerable or neurodivergent.
The child or young person needs to be living in the home.
For circumstances where the person showing abusive behaviours towards family members is older, please refer to our APFA programme, suitable for 18–25-year-olds (professional and self-referrals)
Session content:
Parent/carer sessions
Up to 12 sessions which will include:
Child/young person sessions
CAPVA Practitioners will engage the child/adolescent in the family home. These sessions include the following:
The family need to be open to Social Care or Youth Justice at the point of the referral. If you are a Social Worker currently supporting a family where CAPVA has been identified, please contact the CAPVA/APVA Champion for a referral form and risk assessment.
