Friday, 6 June 2014
Domestic Violence - Frontline Workers believe psychological abuse should be recognised in law according to Women's Aid Survey
As part of their Domestic Violence Law Reform Campaign, Women's Aid has released a survey of 182 frontline professionals which reveals that 97% thought that psychological abuse and coercive control should be recognised in law.
SOURCE: Women's Aid 6/6/14
Read Press Release here
Barnardo’s calls for action for children of prisoners consigned to shadows
Children with a parent in prison are some of the most overlooked and isolated in the UK and have disrupted childhoods that can ruin their life chances.
It is estimated that there are almost three times as many children with a parent in prison in England and Wales as there are in care – an estimated 200,000 children.
These children often face isolation, stigma, poverty and family breakdown – disruption which can contribute to a 65% likelihood of offending themselves.
SOURCE: Barnardo's
Read full story here
It is estimated that there are almost three times as many children with a parent in prison in England and Wales as there are in care – an estimated 200,000 children.
These children often face isolation, stigma, poverty and family breakdown – disruption which can contribute to a 65% likelihood of offending themselves.
SOURCE: Barnardo's
Read full story here
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