Domestic violence is a major public health issue. However, research into children who are violent toward their parents and siblings is sparse. The subject can be too difficult for parents to talk about, and professionals can feel ill equipped to deal with it. At the Family Action Support Team (FAST), our data suggests that for every adult perpetrator of violence there are two child perpetrators (this must be treated with caution, since family violence tends to be under reported as families are not always willing to discuss this topic openly).
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