
Media coverage and support for the Child First campaign.
The Women’s Aid Child First campaign launched on Wednesday 20th January 2016.
Below is a collection of press releases, interviews, blogs, features, articles and tweets from the campaign launch.
If you are a journalist and would like more information about the campaign or to arrange interviews with Child First spokespeople or case studies, please contact the Women’s Aid Press Office.
PRESS RELEASES
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Women’s Aid responds to MoJ’s changes to legal aid rules for survivors of domestic abuse
Women’s Aid responds to Ministry of Justice’s changes to legal aid rules for survivors of domestic abuse Monday...
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Women’s Aid responds to NSPCC figures on a surge in reports of children affected by domestic abuse
Women’s Aid responds to NSPCC figures on a surge in reports of children affected by domestic abuse Friday 22nd...
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Women’s Aid responds to major new report examining the response to safeguarding children living with domestic abuse
Women’s Aid responds to major new report examining the response to safeguarding children living with domestic abuse Tuesday 19th...
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Landmark win for Women’s Aid’s Child First campaign with changes announced to make child contact safer
Landmark win for Women’s Aid’s Child First campaign with changes announced to make child contact safer Friday 15th September...
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Cafcass and Women’s Aid collaborate on domestic abuse research
Cafcass and Women’s Aid collaborate on domestic abuse research Wednesday 26th July Research released today by Women’s Aid and...
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Women’s Aid welcomes further protection for victims of sexual violence and domestic abuse
Women’s Aid welcomes further protection for victims of rape & domestic abuse Sunday 19th March 2017 Polly Neate, Chief...
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Prime Minister Theresa May thanks Women’s Aid for Child First campaign
Prime Minister Theresa May thanks Women’s Aid for Child First campaign Friday 16th March 2017 The Prime Minister, Theresa...
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Child First win: Women’s Aid welcomes Bill to ban cross-examination in family courts
Child First win: Women’s Aid welcomes Bill to ban cross-examination in family courts Thursday 23 February 2017 Polly Neate,...
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Women’s Aid ‘delighted’ at new cross-examination legislation for family courts
Women’s Aid ‘delighted’ at new cross-examination legislation for family courts Sunday 12th February 2017 Polly Neate, Chief Executive of...
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Twenty Child Homicides: Child First goes to Downing Street
Twenty Child Homicides: Child First goes to Downing Street “If we had launched the report this year, it would...
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Women’s Aid welcomes opportunity to protect survivors in family courts – another win for Child First
Women’s Aid welcomes opportunity to protect survivors in family courts – another win for Child First Friday 20th January...
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A major win for Child First
A major win for Child First Wednesday 4th January 2017 Polly Neate, Chief Executive of Women’s Aid, said: “We...
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Two Years On, We Remember Jack and Paul
Two Years On, We Remember Jack and Paul 22nd October 2016 It was two years ago today that the...
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“Finally, Jack and Paul have a voice”: Child First Debate in Parliament
“Finally, Jack and Paul have a voice”: Child First Debate in Parliament Friday 16th September 2016 “Her abuser exercised...
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“The family courts are robbing survivors of their children”: Child First goes to Parliament
“The family courts are robbing survivors of their children”: Child First goes to Parliament 13th September 2016 Women’s Aid...
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The Impact of Unsafe Contact: Children’s Voices Week
The Devastating Impact of Unsafe Contact: Children’s Voices Week Friday 17th June 2016 A survivor blogs on the damaging...
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‘If Jack and Paul’s voices had been heard, they could still be with us today’
‘If Jack and Paul’s voices had been heard, they could still be with us today’: a blog by Child...
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Child First: Children’s Voices Week
Child First: Children’s Voices Week Monday 13th June Women’s Aid launched the Child First campaign in January. The overriding...
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Cross-Party Group calls for end to cross-examination of survivors of domestic abuse by their abusers in the family courts
Cross-Party Group calls for end to cross-examination of survivors of domestic abuse by their abusers in the family courts...
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#CandleforClaire: Mother’s Day ‘Child First’ Vigil
#CandleforClaire: Mother’s Day ‘Child First’ Vigil Friday 4th March This Mother’s Day (6th March), Women’s Aid is calling on...
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Launch of “Nineteen Child Homicides” report and Child First campaign
Women’s Aid launches Nineteen Child Homicides report and Child First campaign Wednesday 20th January 2016 “No parent should have...
INTERVIEWS
ARTICLES, BLOGS AND FEATURES
Huffington Post: Violent Parents – Calling for the End to Child Contact at Any Cost
By Jess Philips MP – 20 April 2016
By Clare O’Reilly – 5th March 2016
The Law Society Gazette: Domestic violence victims ‘routinely abused’ in family court – charity
By John Hyde – 3rd March 2016
Closer: What makes a father kill his family?
By Michelle Rawling – February 2016
Barnsley Chronicle: Claire fronts ‘Child First’ for her boys
By Lynsey Bradford – 29th January 2016
Vice News: British Children Are Dying at the Hands of Their Fathers – and It Could Be Stopped
By Cat McShane – 27th January 2016
ITV News: Bereaved mother backs child safety campaign
25th January 2016
By Rachel Schraer – 22nd January 2016
21st January 2016
BBC News: Bereaved South Yorkshire mother calls for legal changes
20th January 2016
Mumsnet: “Children are at terrible risk if the family courts don’t put their safety first”
20th January 2016
Guest post from survivor Claire Throssell (Trigger warning: upsetting content)
Claire Throssell’s sons were murdered by their father, a known domestic abuser. In this moving post, she makes a plea for the Family Courts to put children’s safety before the wishes of abusive parents.
Read postBy Polly Neate, Chief Executive of Women’s Aid – 20th January 2016
Buzzfeed: How Domestic Violence Victims Are Still At Risk, Even In A Courtroom
By Rossalyn Warren – 20th January 2016
By Polly Neate, Chief Executive of Women’s Aid – 20th January 2016
The Law Society Gazette: Abuse survivors ‘re-victimised’ through family court process
By Monidipa Fouzder – 20th January 2016
#ChildFirst
Thangam, who has worked over many years to end domestic violence, fully supports #ChildFirst campaign (TD office) https://t.co/Mhj2sZD2F4 — Thangam DebbonaireMP (@tdebbonaire) February 2, 2016
Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division, on our report ‘Nineteen Child Homicides’ #ChildFirst pic.twitter.com/ceFTTCfu0g — Women’s Aid (@womensaid) January 20, 2016
@womensaid Family Courts must make children’s safety a priority in deciding parent contact & listen to child’s views https://t.co/iRl8OW5D5A — ChildrenCommissioner (@ChildrensComm) January 20, 2016
Are courts putting children first? “Last time I saw them I was holding them as they died” Mum Claire Throssell https://t.co/OtDkxZFw9N — Victoria Derbyshire (@VictoriaLIVE) January 20, 2016
Hilary Fisher, @womensaid “These deaths really shouldn’t be happening” https://t.co/4WDiSoWTj8 — Victoria Derbyshire (@VictoriaLIVE) January 20, 2016
Moved by #victorialive today? Learn more about a new campaign to make children safe https://t.co/BoUrYEOWS9 https://t.co/Op9RXjKjTq — LloydsBankFoundation (@LBFEW) January 20, 2016
One woman’s harrowing account of the day her sons were killed by their dad: https://t.co/DRmNKsXrt4 pic.twitter.com/wAGxf8aNtM — BBC Woman’s Hour (@BBCWomansHour) January 20, 2016
More about this @BBCWomansHour today https://t.co/aLPrRdmDga — Jane Garvey (@janegarvey1) January 20, 2016
Further information & support
If you have any concerns about your safety, or that of anyone you know, please contact the police on 999 in an emergency or call the National Domestic Violence Helpline (run in partnership with Refuge): 0808 2000 247