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How is the cost-of-living crisis affecting victims of domestic abuse?
With the cost-of-living crisis causing financial strain for many households, Amy Blaettler discusses how this is having a significant impact on victims of domestic abuse and she points to some useful charities that provide advice, support, and resources. What is ...
Read more03.03.2023
Secure Accommodation and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards – What is best for my child?
‘Locking a child up is one of the most extreme interventions the state can make in a child’s life. Too often I have found that this happens as a result of a series of missed opportunities – opportunities to identify ...
Read more19.01.2023
Women’s Aid charity calls for lessons on controlling behaviour for Love Island producers
The 2022 season of Love Island has sparked conversations and complaints on the subject of controlling, abusive and misogynistic behaviour. After being tagged in so many social posts about the show by viewers, the charity Women’s Aid criticised producers for ...
Read more21.09.2022
Think twice before using social media during a family dispute
It is forecast that, by the end of this year, 90 per cent of the UK adult population will use a social media account at least once a month. This is a remarkable statistic, but perhaps even more remarkable is ...
Read more15.09.2022
How to spot tech abuse within a relationship
With technology advancing, so is the potential for it to be used in domestic abuse as a form of controlling and emotionally abusive behaviour. Commonly, tech abuse includes abusive text messages or calls and demanding access to devices, such as ...
Read more12.08.2022
How would your social media posts be interpreted in court after a family dispute?
Many people do not go a day without checking their social media: sending a tweet, posting an Instagram story, updating their Facebook status, or sending a Snapchat to communicate with friends, family, and their wider network. But what if your ...
Read more04.08.2022
How to spot the signs of financial and economic abuse in a relationship
Financial and economic abuse within a relationship can take many forms. Crucially, it involves limiting the victim’s ability to independently manage their assets or money, for example by cutting them off from economic resources, thus making the victim dependent on ...
Read more21.07.2022
Can a non-molestation order prevent someone bothering me?
Domestic abuse can impact individuals of any age or race and is seen across all parts of society. Unfortunately, statistics from the Office for National Statistics reveal that domestic abuse is on the increase, with cases having risen by 6% ...
Read more05.07.2022
UK Government launches new strategy to tackle domestic violence
On 30 March 2022, the Government has launched a new strategy to tackle domestic violence. The Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan outlines the government’s approach to limit the prevalence of domestic abuse and domestic homicide, tackle perpetrators and provide victims and ...
Read more15.06.2022