Here’s Jane sharing five things that she’s learnt since Capa First Response started five years ago. If you’d like to donate to our fundraiser you can do so here: https://bit.ly/5for5Capa ...
A huge thanks to this family for allowing us to share this poem, written by their daughter after they received support from us. You can read the poem or listen to it being read (by an actress) below. “We have no hesitation to share these words, especially if...
5 Years of Capa: Help Us Continue Supporting Families in Crisis This year, Capa First Response celebrates five years of supporting families impacted by child against parent aggression and/or harmful behaviours (CAVPA). Since we started,...
𝗬𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗱𝗴𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗣. 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝗻...
In the coming months, thousands of teenagers across the UK will sit their GCSEs. It’s the culmination of years of schoolwork and, for many, a gateway to the next stage of life. But for some young people, it doesn’t feel like that at all. Instead, exam season can bring fear, anxiety, pressure, and conflict—especially at home.
Many parents are finding themselves in daily battles. Conversations about revision turn into shouting matches. Doors slammed. Tears shed. Some young people may even tip into behaviour that feels unacceptable or unsafe—verbal and physical aggression, or complete withdrawal.
At Capa First Response, we work with families every day who are walking this exact path. And we want you to know this: there is nothing wrong with your parenting. This is hard. For all of you.
Information and the video of the fantastic session from Eliza Fricker. In the video you can hear Eliza talk through her family’s experience with school avoidance, PDA and how it brought her to start illustrating and writing books for parents/carers and for young people themselves. She shares the story behind ‘Can’t not Won’t’ – the book that became a Sunday Times Bestseller.