Family Court Mums

17/09/2026

17/09/2026

17/09/2026

Escaping an abuser physically does not mean the abuse ends.

For many separation can be the beginning of a different type of harm where control, intimidation, manipulation, financial abuse, harassment, threats, and the use of children, systems or processes become new ways to maintain power or escalate it.

This is post-separation abuse.

It is a reality that too often remains misunderstood, minimised, or missed. The words “they have left” should never be mistaken for “they are safe”.

🎗️ We are asking everyone during our 3rd annual, national all communities, organisations, professionals, workplaces, friends and families to learn, listen and take action.

Understanding post-separation abuse means recognising that:

💛 Abuse is about power and control, not just physical violence.
💛 Separation does not always end an abusers abuse.
💛 Survivors may still be navigating fear, trauma and ongoing harm long after escaping.
💛 The responsibility for abuse always belongs to the person choosing to use abuse, never the victim- survivor.

In the UK, controlling or coercive behaviour is a criminal offence under the Serious Crime Act 2015, and since April 2023 the law was extended so that it can apply to ex-partners and family members who no longer live together.

This change recognises what survivors and specialist services have long known:

Abuse does not stop when the relationship ends with an abuser it changes forms or intensifies

During Post-Separation Abuse Awareness Week, we encourage everyone to:

🎗️ Educate others and challenge myths
💛 End victim blaming
💛 Call for stronger prevention, protection & prosecution
💛 Improve organisational responses to PSA
💛 Understand the tactics of coercive control and PSA
💛 Create safer spaces for those seeking support

Together, we can build a society where post-separation abuse is recognised, understood and challenged.

💛 🎗

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