#SystemicCoerciveControl

It’s not “tough love” if someone has to heal from it. That’s abuse disguised as tough love.

Perpetrators of domestic abuse use various tactics to control their partner; isolation, intimidation, threats, gaslighting, financial control, & physical violence. These tactics aim to instil fear, maintain power, and manipulate the victim's thoughts, emotions, and actions.

My thoughts are with every survivor who suffered at the hands of Weinstein — and bravely stood up and spoke their truth at a lengthy criminal trial.

Violence against women is a men’s issue. “Men who use violence aren’t monsters. They are our neighbours, our family members, our partners – and we must start treating this as a systemic problem, instead of seeing this as an issue caused by a few bad eggs.” apple.news/AV1Rtn0ZhQ8m6u…

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Has your child has been returned under the Hague Convention 1980 as part of a report we plan to co-produce with Filia Hague Mother's for the HCCH Forum

Our aim is to find out more about what happens after children returned

President of #familycourt acknowledges PA is a legal strategy!
'this is often fed by understanding that's given to separating parties that if allegations are made against you, you might counter that with parental alienation, so we've seen a real rise in the number of cases...'

Sorry for the shameless request but I've got some malicious reviews on Amazon for my book (not a surprise). If you've read it, found it useful, I'm hoping you would write a positive review. This will help others find the book and support it's spread. You can to write on the…

What is European Commission going to do about the children who have been unlawfully placed with abusers by the “family courts”?

Put your money where your mouth is.

And have a word with Andreas Stein from the Civil Justice Department.

#HagueMothers

Perpetrators ALWAYS claim that the safe parent has mental health issues that make them unfit to care for the child, exaggerating or fabricating symptoms to cast doubt on their parenting abilities. And Cafcass Judicial Office Ministry of Justice ENABLE child removal from the safe parent 💔

Someone posted, “I don’t want to be the reason people are put in jail.”
Survivors, YOU are not the reason anyone is put in jail, loses their job/family or any other thing. The perpetrator is the reason they are suffering the consequences of their crimes although most never do.

This is the story of thousands of us, millions globally.

Such true words by Out of Control

.Claire Throssell MBE lost sons Jack, 12, and Paul, nine, when her ex deliberately set fire to his house during a contact visit with the boys in 2014. The family court had ordered the deadly ‘contact visit’, supported by professionals.

Mel B wants judges to be trained by independent…

Seven years ago a dad took his son to Disneyland & then murdered him. Ana Estevez tried all she could to keep Piqui safe from his abusive father. The courts did not listen. Within 7 years, we now have Piqui’s Law for CA.

Piqui should be 12 today. 😔🙏

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Thank you for your continued efforts to protect victims! Unfortunately, the US has not even ratified CEDAW, so this won't help us here. 😢

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Watch survivor youth speak out about what #familycourt put them through after they’d already suffered abuse from a parent.

Here is Dune telling his story at our event last night youtu.be/Rggghc6trgg?si…

💯 And when the system punishes protective parents for doing so, they become part of the problem! #SystemicCoerciveControl #QuicksandModel #PivotToThePerpetrator