RECOVER – Reconnecting mothers and children after family violence: The child–parent psychotherapy pilot

Family violence, especially intimate partner violence (IPV), is prevalent in Australia (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare [AIHW], 2019). IPV is defined as behaviour by a partner or ex-partner that includes physical, sexual and/ or psychological abuse and controlling behaviours (World Health Organization [WHO], 2013a). While people of all genders and sexualities can experience IPV, the focus of the RECOVER project is on IPV perpetrated by men in cisgender heterosexual couples and the harm it causes mothers and children.