What is coercive and controlling behaviour? Here are 5 examples and yes, the family court can be used to continue such abuse.

Emergency Alert day has been confirmed as 7th September. If you have a secret phone for safety go to settings and turn off all government notifications. Setting it to silent or airplane is not enough 🚨 (guidance on each step is on the internet). Spread the word

67 children killed in 30 years. 19 in just the last 9. All during child contact with a known abuser. This isn’t rare. It’s systemic. Read our 19 more child homicides report here: womensaid.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

A powerful day at the Women’s Aid Conference in Nottingham! Full of insight, strength, and solidarity 💜 #WomensAid #Nottingham #empoweredandunited #solidarity

In only 30 minutes you can learn how to stand up against street harassment. Make a difference — sign up now to our free training now 👉 suzylamplugh.org/Pages/Events/C…

Over 80 allegations of misconduct against Gregg Wallace, with nearly half upheld, yet somehow, the spotlight is on his feelings, not the people impacted. This is what systemic abuse of power under patriarchy looks like. A man stands accused by numerous individuals, and instead of

The #SaferParks: Stand Up Against Street Harassment campaign wraps up today — but the work continues! Everyone deserves to feel safe & respected in our parks. Register for bystander training today: shorturl.at/OlxK6 💚

I’ve seen serial rapists granted contact with children, even after the most harrowing evidence of abuse. Family courts urgently need reform to put the safety of women and children first. This isn’t just a legal failing, it’s a national scandal. channel4.com/news/family-co…

I welcome the Dame Nicole Jacobs’s comprehensive new report showing domestic abuse is still too often minimised and contact prioritised over safety in the family court. We must end presumption of contact, make good practice the norm, and now urgently review child sexual abuse cases

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A new report from Victims' Commissioner for England & Wales has found staggeringly low confidence in the criminal justice system, particularly for victims of domestic abuse. All parts of the system need urgent reform to rebuild victims' trust and deliver the justice they deserve. shorturl.at/fORfL

Today we honour Jack and Paul Sykes, two young lives lost 11 years ago to domestic abuse. Their mother, Claire Throssell, made a promise to her boys to change the law and protect other children. Today, that promise is fulfilled. The Government has repealed the presumption of

🙌🏽HISTORIC CAMPAIGN WIN🙌🏽 👩🏻‍⚖️ After a decade-long campaign, today the government has decided to repeal the legal presumption of parental contact. Here's what that means ➡️

I'm extremely pleased to see the government announce that it is going to repeal the presumption of parental involvement. This is a huge victory for Claire Throssell MBE and others have fought tirelessly to ensure children lives aren't put at risk due to unsafe contact orders.

25 Nov is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. As previous years, we’ll be naming the UK women killed by men since #IDEVAW last year. Currently we have 93 women killed in the UK or UK women killed abroad where men have been identified as the killer

We have recorded at least 80 UK women and girls aged 13 and over who have been killed so far in 2025 in circumstances in which a man or men are primary suspects. We know that over the course of the next weeks and months, this figure will increase. kareningalasmith.com/2025/09/04/202…

25 November is the international day for the elimination of violence against women. This year, like every year for the past few, we’ll be posting the UK women killed by men since #IDEVAW last year. Starting at 8.30am and commemorating one woman every 5 mins.

My message for the start of #16Days 👇