International Parental Alienation Conference Focusing on Families, Family Relationships and Preventing Harm.
I am one of several keynote speakers, featuring the next parental alienation conference, PASG 2026, to be held in Perth, 11-13 October 2026. This conference will continue to provide a platform to present the latest developments in the social science, practice, policy and law in this field.
I will speak on several subjects:
- International perspectives on parental alienation,
- The future of families in an alienated world, and
- How alienating behaviours can coerce those exposed to them into suicide.
International Perspectives on Parental Alienation
I will address some important questions, such as:
- How is parental alienation regarded in different jurisdictions around the world?
- How is it that it is accepted within the framework of family violence and coercive control in some countries, but faces trenchant opposition in others?
- What do claims that the concept of parental alienation is “contested” mean?
- What are the ideologies and politics of those areas that accept parental alienation alongside other forms of family and domestic violence?
The Future of Families in an Alienated World
Parental alienation (PA) is a contested yet increasingly recognised phenomenon at the cutting edge of contemporary families. The PA field straddles the intersection of family dynamics, power, gender, and politics. Family networks transcend national boundaries, geography and historical structural forms.
This presentation will explore PA as a social dynamic driving family configuration and the family narratives that constitute the contemporary family. We will also discuss how PA also drives adverse societal change as an alienation discourse.
How Parental Alienating Behaviours (PABs) can Coerce Those Exposed to Them Into Suicide
Research on parental alienation has repeatedly linked exposure to PABs with adverse psychosocial outcomes, including suicidality with parents, especially alienated fathers, who are frequently identified as high risk.
I will propose a possible mechanism linking PAB exposure to suicidogenic conditions, including a plausible account of why male suicide mortality is overrepresented in family-relationship disruption and how this pathway may vary by gender.
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