Thread on the beauty of wildlife 🧵

1. When it’s cold enough to see the melody

Thousands of child victims of domestic & sexual abuse are navigating complex justice processes alone - this must change. As the Victims & Prisoners Bill progresses House of Lords, victims' experiences must be heard & advocacy made an automatic right: childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/blog/thousands…

My amazing activist mate karenwhybro hit the nail on the head with this one. Let's call it what it is.

metro.co.uk/2024/04/15/syd…

From the The King's Fund report:

60% of people from deprived areas have poorer health, with 68% higher emergency attendance.

'NHS can only treat the symptoms of poverty; broader government, economic and civic society action is needed to treat the causes'

kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an…

Abuse, exploitation, and neglect are traumatic enough; placing children in unregulated, illegal placements is scandalous and, in fact, abusive. The government must step up. theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

David Mandel The whole narrative needs to change.

Police officer: I've been a police officer for over ten years and sometimes when I respond to a domestic call I say to the mother (who is the victim) 'how can you let your children go through this?'

Me: How many times in 10 years have a you said to the perpetrating father…

Drawing on the excellent work of Dr. Craig Barlow, Hilary and co-presenter Raphael Cadenhead drew from key systemic concepts and insights from clinical practice in considering the often overlooked limitations for practitioners in the criminal justice field.

The 'national' in National Health Service is part of what makes it so unique. But is it also part of the problem?

More about our recent proposals in The New Statesman ✍️

newstatesman.com/spotlight/heal…

How can we make Restorative Justice work for young girls who have committed crimes? Gender-specific approaches which take into account girls' unique needs and experiences are key.

Read more in our latest guest blog: why-me.org/2024/beyond-pu…

Police comms are always a tricky balance between transparency & ensuring tactics remain impactful. The operational details included in this release from Bedfordshire Police are interesting.

Thoughts Gavin Hales?

– 1 search warrant
– 3 police vans
– An ounce of weed
– A gram of cocaine
– £800 cash
– 'Tough on antisocial behaviour'
– 'Great police work'

Yet no mention of the most significant detail:

– Two vulnerable under 18s were living alone 300 miles from home

cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-…

short online questionnaire (only 3 q's) to obtain a snapshot of what happens when survivors first ask the police for help. homeofficesurveys.homeoffice.gov.uk/s/OOKJJ5/

Already seen thanks. Do get in touch with SAPERE P4C x.com/SAPERE_P4C/sta…

The absence of robust legal frameworks renders individuals and groups powerless to enforce economic, social and cultural rights, exacerbating challenges like the cost of living crisis and healthcare and housing disparities. via Equally Ours equallyours.org.uk/equally-ours-b…

Working on the Root System of Social Connections in a Community. qeios.com/read/TD4ETJ

new req's for criminal justice bodies to collect data on VC compliance and system of local and national oversight of compliance..to enable “Non-Compliance Notifications” in cases where there is “severe and persistent non-compliance.” Why me? Ministry of Justice gov.uk/government/pub…

Beginning to understand this continuum from 'troubled' to 'extremism'. With thanks.

Increasingly clear across children's services that 'what works' ideology and approaches do not 'work' (despite billions invested). It was predictable that we'd end up here. The deficits were (and continued to be) pointed out by many.
theconversation.com/schools-are-us…

Probably more relevant to look at evidence on the underlying presumption of the moral inferiority of black and other minoritized groups inherent in policing.