Colorado Parental Alienation Support
Our Purpose
Colorado Parental Alienation Support (CPAS) is the region's only in-person support group offering education, discussion and support for Colorado parents experiencing custodial interference, false allegations, coercive control, and domestic violence by proxy. CPAS believes that children deserve to have the love, nurture, and time with both parents and all extended family. And, however difficult your journey, we urge you, as Coach Jim Valvano said, "Never Give Up!"
"If you're going through hell, keep going." - Sir Winston Churchill
This phrase emphasizes the importance of perseverance.
Help Colorado PA Support make a difference!
CPAS is a volunteer-run, charitable, support organization committed to helping parents who are or have experienced parental alienation.
Parental Alienation (PA) is the process, and the result, of psychological manipulation of a child into showing unwarranted fear, disrespect or hostility towards a parent. As a distinctive form of psychological abuse towards both the child and the rejected family members, it occurs almost exclusively in association with family separation or divorce, particularly where legal action is involved. Most commonly, the primary cause is a parent wishing to exclude another parent from the life of their child, but other family members or friends, as well as professionals involved with the family (including psychologists, therapists, lawyers and judges), may contribute significantly to the process.
The process of alienation refers to Alienating Behaviors (AB), which are the actions, tactics and both verbal and non-verbal behaviors by the alienator that constitute what the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) labels as Child Psychological Abuse. In common language, it is child maltreatment and should be considered criminal. The possible result of these efforts are the manifestations in the child, whether or not the child reciprocates or if the child resists contact with the targeted parent (TP).
Parental Alienation often leads to long-term, or even permanent, estrangement of a child or children from one parent and their family and, as a particularly Adverse Childhood Experience, almost always results in significantly increased lifetime risks of both mental and physical illness.
If you or someone you love have experienced hostile aggressive parenting and the ravages of parental alienation, you need a support group who understands the pain. If you have suffered through this form of domestic violence and believe your children have been impacted by this form of child abuse and that they are suffering from what historically was labeled "parental alienation syndrome," then you need us.
We are industry professionals and parents, grandparents and other loved ones who "get it" and can help provide you the knowledge, resources, and support to survive and thrive.
We are the original support group in Colorado advocating for families impacted by parental alienation and the related issues of custodial interference, false allegations, coercive control, and domestic violence by proxy. We are a registered non-profit and the chapter affiliate of a 501(c)(3) who is fighting for you and your children who are "caught in the middle." We are also the largest and longest-running in-person support group of its kind in North America.
We hold monthly in-person meetings where we offer education, discussion, and support to help you deal with your situation. We also provide access to a variety of support resources, workshops, webinars, and conferences with the top experts in the world.
Please join us and help us raise awareness of this horribly abusive family dynamic, because we need you!
Resources
Resources on Parental Alienation
Stand by, as a plethora of resources will be added soon.
Professional Organizations
We suggest you contact these organizations when seeking professional assistance:
https://www.pas-intervention.org
https://www.sharedparenting.org
Local Professionals
Join us for our regular monthly meetings, where we discuss not only relevant issues and current legislation, but we call out what legal and mental health professionals in the area are worth contacting. Yes, we name names!
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COLORADO PA SUPPORT
is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
* Donations are appreciated at our meetings to help cover costs. *
Meeting Schedule
We generally meet the first Monday of the month. Please find us at Meetup.com for specific events.
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