Zoe @ZoeLAllen1

If a narcissist were to present themselves as they are, nobody would want to come near them. Therefore, mask, cultivating a persona that draws people in. Predators lure with something seemingly desirable. If it's too good to be true, it is. Be safe 🕊

So called ‘mental illness’ is actually very simple. When humans get distressed, abused, traumatised, oppressed, and influenced - their behaviour, thoughts and feelings change to adapt. When we like their adaptations, we call them ‘healthy coping mechanisms’. When we don’t…

⚠️ This is the catch-22 that #DomesticAbuse victims face: ✴️ #Child protection services & #Police will insist the mother leaves the abuser with the children "for the sake of the children"... ➡️ The onus is on the mother to "fix the situation" ... she is the one who is expected…

David Mandel @davidgmandel

3 weeks ago

Police officer: I've been a police officer for over ten years and sometimes when I respond to a domestic call I say to the mother (who is the victim) 'how can you let your children go through this?' Me: How many times in 10 years have a you said to the perpetrating father…

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We're delighted to announce that Hannah Laher has now qualified as a Solicitor! Congratulations, Hannah! The hard work over seven years has been worth it! watsonramsbottom.com/congratulation… #GotYourBack

Victims face bills of thousands of pounds - money which goes into the pockets of private companies - to access court transcripts. @SalBrinton is right that we need #OpenJusticeForAll in this #VictimsBill. We can't keep allowing victims to be revictimised through the court 🧵

Last week’s decision by the MoJ to reverse plans on compulsory mediation demonstrates how vital our campaigning is on family court reform. Damaging experiences in the family courts is one of the biggest issues that survivors raise with us. (1/3)🧵

Scheduled plans requiring divorcing couples to attend mediation have been shelved. We spoke to Senior Associate Solicitor Stuart Barton about this recent news below 👇 watsonramsbottom.com/ministry-of-ju… #GotYourBack

How chilling. Stalkers are never of “previously good character”. Stalking is a course of conduct with victims experiencing on average 100 incidents before reporting. Maybe the CJS should start treating it with the seriousness it deserves?? apple.news/A2eeJv6O6RJCHx…

100% 🎯“Perpetrators of abuse often try to undermine the relationship between mothers and their children”

Stand Up @Aleaiactaest102

3 months ago

This looks like a very important piece of research - new.basw.co.uk/sites/default/… Just look at some of the reflections…

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Right now, the government is sending a message that survivors are not a priority with only 18% of the total funding currently proposed in the Victims & Prisoners Bill allocated to actually helping victims. This isn't good enough. Help us call for change > bit.ly/498ABLl

Nicholas Winton saved 669 children from the Nazis. His efforts went unrecognized for 50 years. Then in 1988, while sitting among a TV audience, he suddenly found himself surrounded by the kids he’d saved, now adults. Only amid darkness do we see the stars. #HolocaustMemorialDay

Shaming someone for how they feel about a person who traumatized them is manipulation. The idea that you can't dislike someone & still heal is deceptive. There is peace & growth in honest alignment & honest emotions. Truth in how you feel is cleaner than obliging manipulation.

Unfortunately, even after the relationship ends, abusers do not generally “go off quietly into the night”. More often, they try to find different ways to continue to inflict harm on their former partner, even while at a physical distance.

✴️ A reminder that #DomesticAbuse happens behind closed doors... ➡️ Just because you don't see it, doesn't mean it isn't happening... Just because you can't see any marks, doesn't mean abuse isn't taking place... Just because the abuser seems nice outside the home, doesn't mean…

Right to Equality @Right2Equality

3 months ago

So much abuse goes unseen and unrecognised. There's a deep need for wider education on the forms of abuse and how to help. Support all survivors, not just the ones that fit your idea of 'real'.

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The Victims and Prisoners Bill is being debated in the House of Lords but in it's current state only 18% of the proposed funding is allocated to helping victims. The government is sending a message that survivors are not a priority. Help us change that: bit.ly/498ABLl