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The movement against domestic violence: celebrating our history

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The movement against domestic violence: celebrating our history A Safe blog by Gill Hague, Professor Emerita of Violence Against Women Studies Women’s Aid and the services in the present domestic violence sector arose originally out of pioneering women’s activism, fighting for social change. The direct connection from today back to the movement against violence against […]

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“Parental alienation”: A dangerous and harmful concept

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“Parental alienation”: A dangerous and harmful concept A Safe blog by Jenny Birchall, Senior Research and Policy Officer at Women’s Aid Over the last few years, the terms “parental alienation” and “alienating behaviour” have been used more and more – in the family courts, in children’s social work, on social media, and even in debates

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Network of refuges in England depends on services running with no funding

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Network of refuges in England depends on services running with no funding By Maia Samuel, Senior Research and Evaluation Officer at Women’s Aid Monday 15th February 2021: Today, Women’s Aid published a new report, Fragile funding landscape: the extent of local authority commissioning in the domestic abuse refuge sector in England 2020 Read the report:

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How Covid-19 is impacting domestic abuse reports to the police

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How Covid-19 is impacting domestic abuse reports to the police Covid-19 and its associated restrictions are making leaving – and reporting – an abusive relationship more difficult. Katrin Hohl and Kelly Johnson share the preliminary findings of their research into how lockdowns make reporting to the police harder, alongside their recommendations for forces to prepare

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Why data matters when talking about domestic abuse

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Why data matters when talking about domestic abuse By Acting CEO of Women’s Aid, Nicki Norman Today on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, I want to talk about the importance of listening to the data and providing a gendered response to domestic abuse. And with new ONS figures out today

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Parental alienation and the family courts

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Parental alienation and the family courts Dr Adrienne Barnett writes our first guest post for Safe, our new online research blog. She explores how claims of parental alienation in the family courts are being used as means to silence victims of domestic abuse. Published: 28th April 2020 Dr Adrienne Barnett is a Senior Lecturer in

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