Domestic Abuse

Adolescent to Parent Abuse (APA)

Stop Domestic Abuse run an Adolescent to Parent Abuse (APA) Group.

This is a 6-session educational/therapeutic programme for parents/carers of a child/young person who is using abusive behaviours towards the parent/carer or using behaviours that the parent/carer is unable to manage.

The APA group is suitable for the parent/carer of children displaying challenging and potentially abusive behaviour. The criteria for a client to be referred is that the challenging child is between the ages of 8 and 16 years.