Resources & Services

A resource guide for professionals

VA PH 0001

This resource guide provides some practical ideas and strategies to help professionals when supporting people during the summer season, along with some tools that may mitigate the risk of harm.

VA CPVA 0001

This is a comprehensive report on Child to Parent Violence and Abuse (CPVA) in New Zealand (2024).

Lee Tempest
June 2024

VA CPVA 0002

A summary of VisAble’s 2025 survey: The parent/caregiver voice – the first CPVA data collection in Aotearoa New Zealand, highlighting the impacts of CPVA on our families and whānau.

Lee Tempest & Olivia Bloom
June 2025

VA CPVA 0003

This factsheet provides a concise overview of Child to Parent Violence and Abuse (CPVA), helping families, professionals, and community services understand the behaviours, impacts, and support options available.

VA CPVA 0004

This booklet offers parents and caregivers living with Child to Parent Violence and Abuse (CPVA) a compassionate, supportive guide to help them feel understood, less alone, and empowered to advocate for their family and whānau.

VA CPVA 0005

This booklet provides professionals with a clear overview of Child to Parent Violence and Abuse (CPVA), highlighting effective approaches and strategies you can use to support whānau and prioritise their safety.

- What parents and caregivers need professionals to know

VA CPVA 0006

This factsheet helps parents and caregivers explain Child to Parent Violence and Abuse (CPVA) to the professionals they’re working with, so the support can be realistic, practical, and sensitive to the trauma their family has experienced.

VA CPVA 0007

This factsheet gives information on our peer support group, which provides a safe, non-judgemental space where parents and caregivers are understood, can be heard, and find support while navigating Child to Parent Violence and Abuse (CPVA).

VA CPVA 0008

This factsheet offers practical advice and techniques to help parents and caregivers manage the Christmas period and holidays, when tensions may rise and the risk of violence can increase due to changes in routine.

VA CPVA 0009

This is a 2-hour training session presented online or face-to-face for professionals who may encounter CPVA in their work.

VA CPVA 0010

This is a comprehensive, full-day training session, available face-to-face or online, for professionals who provide risk assessments and safety planning with families and whānau experiencing Child to Parent Violence and Abuse (CPVA).

VA CPVA 0011

This 2.5-hour ‘advanced’ training session provides a trauma-informed lens to help professionals effectively support neurodivergent families / whānau experiencing Child to Parent Violence and Abuse (CPVA), and is available online or face-to-face.

VA-CPVA-0012

This factsheet highlights how parents experiencing CPVA often develop hypervigilance and trauma responses due to ongoing threat.

It explains that while co‑regulation is commonly recommended, it may be unrealistic or unsafe in situations where violence and control are present.

The piece emphasises that caregiver behaviours are survival responses, not parenting failures, and that safety must come first.

It also calls for trauma‑informed, coordinated professional support that recognises the long‑term impact of CPVA on families.

VA-CPVA-0013

This factsheet explains the importance of language in recognising CPVA. It highlights the clear difference between challenging behaviour and violence, emphasising that many parents are living with fear, control, and repeated harm. The piece stresses that accurately naming violence is essential for ensuring families are believed, supported, and able to access appropriate, trauma‑informed help

- Understanding the difference between parenting challenges, challenging behaviour and CPVA

VA-CPVA-0014

This factsheet explains the differences between normal parenting challenges, challenging behaviour, and CPVA, showing how experiences can range from stressful but safe to clearly unsafe situations

It highlights that CPVA involves repeated patterns of harm, control, and intimidation where safety is compromised and parents may experience fear and trauma

VA-CPVA-0015

This factsheet explains how, in situations of CPVA, parents and caregivers can face false or misleading allegations after incidents of violence.

It highlights how systems often focus only on child protection, which can overlook the broader context and leave caregivers feeling blamed, unsupported, and further traumatised

VA-CPVA-0016

Parents and caregivers typically experience six key barriers to accessing CPVA services. This factsheet outlines those barriers and ideas for addressing them.

VA-CPVA-0017

This fact sheet explores how respite can sometimes increase distress, escalation, and safety risks in CPVA situations

VA-CPVA-0018

This guide supports children and young people living with a sibling whose behaviour may be harmful or frightening, helping them understand what is happening and how it can affect them. It reassures them that they are not alone, their feelings matter, and they deserve to feel safe while providing steps for staying safe and seeking help.

VA-CPVA-0019

A summary of VisAble’s 2026 Professional Survey, the first dedicated data collection on CPVA in Aotearoa New Zealand from professional perspectives.  The findings highlight the significant impacts on families and the gaps within current systems in recognising and responding to this form of family violence.

VA-CPVA-0020

This report seeks to deepen understanding by examining the layered and cumulative trauma experienced by families in CPVA contexts, while advocating for more responsive and compassionate support systems.

VA-CPVA-0021

This factsheet explains how CPVA affects parents and caregivers, making self-care difficult and often unrealistic. It highlights the emotional impact of living in survival mode and stresses the need for practical support, safety planning, and compassion.

VA-CPVA-0022

This article explores how CPVA, ACPVA, and elder abuse are interconnected forms of family violence that can continue across the lifespan. It argues that age-based safeguarding systems often fail to recognise these ongoing patterns of harm, leaving many parents and older adults without appropriate support or protection.

VA-CPVA-0023

For families experiencing CPVA, attempts to limit screen time can trigger threats, violence, or property damage, making it a safety issue rather than a simple parenting choice. Parents are often making difficult decisions to protect themselves and their families.