Why do I speak to young people about #coercivecontrol and #domesticabuse ?

Here’s an article about what happened to my sister Sarah.

metro.co.uk/2019/10/14/bro…

Important statement from Women's Aid to mark the 3rd anniversary of the landmark 2021 #domesticabuse Act. The last three years have brought huge progress, but support for survivors across the UK is still patchy and lacking in funding. All of society must contribute to ending DA.

My 7 year old son wants to join a football team but there are waiting lists everywhere we've looked - does anyone in Bristol/South Glos know of kids' teams taking new players? He'd be happy just to go to training ⚽️

Today marks the third anniversary of the Domestic Abuse Act - a significant piece of legislation that was hard-won by tireless campaigning by survivors and activists. Read our full statement on what has been achieved, but also, what remains to be done: womensaid.org.uk/third-annivers…

The man, who was ordered to pay £50k in costs accused his ex-wife of parental alienation [PA] to “distress, confuse and frighten her”, the judge found. Last week the president of the Family Division said there had been a 'complete upsurge' in cases involving allegations of PA.

A man who raped his wife and frequently wore a body-cam in the home to film his partner & kids attempted to manipulate the family courts into believing he was a victim of domestic abuse, a judge has found. My The Bureau of Investigative Journalism report in partnership with The Observer 👉rb.gy/gigyms

💥 A trademark Scott Twine strike!

#EFL | Bristol City FC

The one and only, The Wurzels🎶 👑

One last time at home this season and it’s a sell out !!

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Loved the family day today Bristol City FC, brilliant atmosphere 🥰 And The Wurzels🎶 are the perfect ending 🍺

Great to see 40 journalists attend a workshop on the reporting of domesic abuse delivered by Teresa Parker from Women's Aid:

“ …the way that domestic abuse is reported can make a difference whether someone reaches out for support or not.”

This is vital work.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2024/news/jour…

Really proud to be in HoldtheFrontPage talking about the impact of our Women's Aid domestic abuse reporting workshop and what good reporting means to survivors of domestic abuse. Fantastic that the Reach Live network have engaged across the country. holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2024/news/jour…

Go Judge Madeline Singas 👏🏼🙌🏼 Judge Shreds Harvey Weinstein Conviction Reversal in Scathing Dissent: ‘New York’s Women Deserve Better’ I couldn’t agree more Laura Richards BSc MSc MBPsS
thewrap.com/harvey-weinste… #Weinstein #WomenMatter #CrimeAnalyst

Our CEO, Sarah McGrath, spoke to POLITICO about the proposed reform of the French healthcare scheme 'AME' which will see many women in France forced to ask their partner's permission to go to the doctor.

pro.politico.eu/news/178843

#AME Gabriel Attal Frédéric Valletoux Catherine Vautrin

The challenges of working from home while dog-sitting Winnie, who wants to stay on my lap and join in Zoom calls 😂

The Investing in Safety resources developed by Southall Black Sisters, Latin American Women's Rights Service - LAWRS, Safety4Sisters, Ubuntu & AngelouCentre make a strong financial case for investing in by and for services supporting victim-survivors with NRPF

Pledge to #InvestInSafety . Access 📷

southallblacksisters.org.uk/submissions-ca…

Thank you so much for letting me talk about the research and work I am carrying out at Sheffield Journalism in conjunction with Teresa Parker Women's Aid and Carmel Offord Independent Domestic Abuse Services (IDAS) to ensure we, as journalists, report in a meaningful & ethical manner on #DomesticAbuse

Victoria Derbyshire, 'The fact that you've magically found 150 judges, 25 court rooms, offering 5,000 sitting days... Is it more a priority to send people to Rwanda than to try alleged rapists?'

Conservative MP Keiran Mullan, 'Well, immigration judges are not the judges that try…

Sign Melanie Brown MBE's Family Courts Petition | Campaign with Women’s Aid!! Pls plz sign and share this means sooo sooo much to me and ALL survious takeaction.womensaid.org.uk/melaniebrownpe…

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I’m incredibly proud of the work a group of our Sheffield Journalism MA students produced today. In an ongoing collaboration with Women's Aid to ensure we report on #DomesticAbuse in an ethical & meaningful manner, we covered their new campaign. #EndAbuseTogether