Reports indicate daughter had previous written in her journal that she was angry and wanted to kill her mother #cpva

Families - both victimized parents and aggressive & violent youth - desperately need our support and intervention. But we have to be honest about the reality of child-to-parent violence and abuse (CPVA) as it stares us directly in our collective face. #cpva

“The girls, ages 14, 15, and 16, reportedly grabbed kitchen knives and chased their mother through the house and into the street, attempting to stab her. Authorities say one of the teens struck the mother with a brick. Their grandmother was also knocked down while trying to protect the mother.”

“The teen grabbed his mom by her hair and dragged her inside the home…Later that night, the 17-year-old called 911 to say his mother…had fallen on [a knife].”

The jury’s decision to find the son innocent illustrates how misunderstood child-to-parent violence and abuse (CPVA) remains

HISTORY OF SAFETY CONCERNS

“Prosecutors and defense characterized the mother-son relationship as tumultuous, with law enforcement being called for domestic violence in November 2023, leading to the son’s arrest,” according to the Polk County Sheriff’s office