Good News Family Care

31/03/2025

Amy Rose documented her journey in an abusive relationship and shares her journey as a survivor.

21/03/2025

We may recognise coercive control in other relationships, even be experts in the space, and still fail to see the signs in our own lives. But it’s never too late to break free

08/03/2025

To all our clients whom we love and serve - Happy International Women's Day

17/02/2025

'An estate agency director has revealed an extraordinary story after taking the unusual decision to gave up all the home comforts and becomes homeless in London for a month'

'Wilf' Wilson from Wilson Tominey Group in Dorset packed up his sleeping bag and took on the daunting challenge of being homeless on the streets of London in January.

14/02/2025

'Periods of abstinence become dangerous trophies in an addict’s mind, gluing them into patterns of addiction for years.'

Dry January is widely considered a public health success story. Yet for some, taking a break can trick you into thinking that problematic binges for the rest of the year are okay, says Dr Arabella Byrne, who has been sober for fourteen years

12/02/2025

'Coercive control is to be put on a par with other forms of domestic abuse in England and Wales with police and other enforcement agencies working together to tackle it. [...]
This means the police, the probation service and other agencies will be legally required to share with one another information about offenders that suggests they are a risk to others, such as their former partners or members of the public.'

Police and probation services will be legally required to share with one another information that suggests offenders are risk to others

10/02/2025

'The family court can have a huge impact on a family's life, as the judge can decide who the children will live with, how their holidays are organised, as well as issues such as where the children go to school.

Pathfinder tries to resolve problems between parents sooner, and place more emphasis on hearing children's voices, where appropriate, earlier in the process.'

A pioneering pilot scheme will be used in all family courts across Wales.

03/02/2025

'“The lad culture in Northern Ireland is accepted and it shouldn’t be. It only feeds the confidence that misogynistic men have to further their negative behaviours towards women and girls..." '

The Power to Change campaign seeks to challenge misogynistic behaviours in Northern Ireland.

31/01/2025

"If this isn't your home country, it can be very complex to escape the abuse."

A domestic abuse survivor says her husband threatened to have her deported if she reported the abuse.

29/01/2025

'Ms Brown, 49, has previously spoken of her experience of what she described as an abusive relationship, which she said had left her without access to money or a support network.'

The government needs to invest more in caring for survivors, the Spice Girls singer says.

27/01/2025

"The police record a domestic abuse offence every 40 seconds in the UK, according to statistics from Refuge. Furthermore, 20% of children in the UK have lived with an adult perpetrating domestic abuse.

We know that domestic abuse and gender-based violence have reached epidemic levels and this latest incidence is proof that training is crucial if Labour is to “halve violence against women and girls within a decade” as Keir Starmer has pledged."

The quick-thinking phone operator is proof that domestic abuse training for police is not only important, it’s life-saving.

24/01/2025

"There is a classic Christmas episode of EastEnders in which much-loved character Little Mo is abused by her husband, Trevor. After visiting her sisters on Christmas morning, Mo is late for dinner. When she returns, Trevor grabs his wife by the hair and pushes her face into her waiting plate. Gravy dripping down her skin, Mo is pushed out of her chair and forced to eat turkey off the floor [...]
More than 20 years after the episode aired, it feels as if Britain has made little progress. Every January, headlines report a rise in domestic abuse over Christmas, right next to the phone detox guides and weight-loss tips."

Labour has promised to halve violence against women. As another year of grim statistics beckons, that’s a speck of hope worth grasping, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan