Domestic abuse should be ‘central pillar’ to COVID-19 strategy
Tackling domestic abuse should be a central pillar of the broader strategy to combat the Covid-19 epidemic, according to the Home Affairs Committee.
The committee calls for a comprehensive cross-governmental Covid-19 strategy on domestic abuse during lockdown and the period afterwards, when needs may be high, after Calls and contacts to the national domestic abuse helpline [...]
Survivors of domestic violence and their children forced to sleep rough
Sixty five women and their children were forced to sofa surf last year after fleeing domestic violence due to a lack of support, Women’s Aid has warned.
Over one in ten women supported by The No Woman Turned Away project were forced to sleep rough during their search for a refuge, of which three women [...]
Childrens safety put at risk in family courts
Discrimination within the family courts; childrens safety put at risk, a report by Women’s Aid and Queen Mary University has claimed.
The report reveals that there is a prevalence of “damaging gendered stereotypes and harmful attitudes towards domestic abuse survivors and mothers within the family courts” which is putting survivors and their children’s safety at risk [...]
Special report: Domestic violence services should focus on perpetrator
Joint Targeted Area Inspections call for new approach to domestic abuse services and urge an awareness campaign
There should be a national public service initiative to raise awareness of domestic abuse and violence, a joint inspection report has concluded.
A public service message aimed at reducing the prevalence of domestic abuse is needed as part of [...]
Domestic abuse allegations feature in 60% of child contact cases
Domestic violence is alleged in almost two thirds of child contact cases, research by Cafcass and Women’s Aid has found.
Domestic abuse was alleged in 62% of cases with fathers more likely to be the subject of allegations than mothers. The research by Cafcass and Women’ Aid found a complex picture of domestic abuse within family [...]
Judiciary moves to protect victims of domestic violence and their children
Women’s Aid has strongly welcomed the government and family court judiciary’s commitment to protecting children and survivors of domestic abuse.
The charity is marking the first anniversary of the launch of the Child First campaign and report Nineteen Child Homicides by handing the Child First petition [...]
