Domestic Violence Awareness Month. They don't have to hit you for it to be abusive. That insidious drip of manipulation that leaves you confused about reality and apologising for things that you haven't done, just to keep the peace. They up the ante & you forgive almost anything.

Dame Sue Carr today becomes, and will be known as, the LCJ of England and Wales. She will be the President of the Courts of England and Wales and Head of the Judiciary of England and Wales. She is the 98th person to hold this office and the first woman.

Why do survivors of sexual and domestic abuse have PTSD and symptoms like those that have been in battle, terrorized, and tortured? Because they have been in a battle and terrorized and tortured. #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth #DVAM

This is a classic example of escalation along our Violent Resistance Timeline. Professionals must be equipped to identify the perp, suicide risk, homicide risk - and their policies must allow for violent resistance. thestar.co.uk/news/politics/…

Many descriptions of coercive control inadequately capture the variety of tactics abusers use to isolate their targeted victim. Tactics may appear 'reasonable', may make the victim feel it is their choice. Descriptions rarely attend to functional isolation. How were you isolated?

Glad to read Yvette Cooper setting out her mission to halve violence against women and girls within a decade. The failure to treat domestic abuse with the upmost urgency costs lives. These crimes must be treated with the seriousness they deserve ⬇️independent.co.uk/voices/domesti…

It’s never “an isolated incident” Red flag after red flag. This really was murder in slow motion with multiple opportunities to stop it. Gracie Spinks: Killer 'harassed multiple other female colleagues' bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

New research has found that those who viewed misogynistic content online, including from influencers like Andrew Tate, were 5 times more likely to think that hurting someone physically is acceptable if you apologise after. You can read the full report at: bit.ly/3QxknFg

Do you know the signs non-fatal strangulation? It is a tactic which involves a perpetrator strangling or intentionally affecting their victim's ability to breathe in an attempt to control or intimidate them. #DomesticViolence

‘Think of how many male artists gambled all their money away; how many had substance abuse or mental health issues. No one tried to take away their control over their bodies and money. I didn’t deserve what my family did to me.’ — Britney Spears.

I believe that getting yourself to the place where you wholeheartedly blame the abuser for everything they did to you is one of the most important and powerful things you can achieve for yourself.

Did you know that economic abuse is a legally recognised form of domestic abuse in England & Wales? While not a crime in its own right, economic abuse may be considered under the controlling or coercive behaviour offence. Learn more about economic abuse & the law at our website.

Men are not harmed by feminism. Men are not harmed by feminism. Men are not harmed by feminism. Men are not harmed by feminism. The pain you feel is your sense of entitlement being challenged.

These rulings leave me speechless mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/b…

An adult who is known to abuse other adults isn’t likely to be safe for children either.

In what world is a High Court Judge enabled to write the history of a family based on prior evidence of an unregulated, probably unqualified man, without having heard the case? In the world of #FamilyCourt #ZeroTolerance irishtimes.com/crime-law/cour…

This woman should not be in prison. #StandWithNikki

'The women and girls sector received just 1.8% of the £4.1 billions worth of grants awarded to charities in 2021. And of that, just 3.9% went to the small and micro-organisations at the heart of the sector.' thinknpc.org/blog/why-women…