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Who's protecting our kids?View
On Monday 6th September Panorama aired a programme called ‘Who’s protecting our kids?’ It highlighted the levels of sexual assault happening in our schools and revealed that the number of reports of children sexually abusing other children doubled in the two years to 2019. When you add that information to …
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Terrorism, hate crimes and misogyny: terminology mattersView
When newsflashes began to ping on phones across the UK on Thursday evening, we were hastily reassured that although something terrible was happening in Plymouth, it wasn’t a terrorist attack. It wasn’t until the next day that the story began to unfold. A man had shot dead his mother and …
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Ending domestic abuse a guide for Mosques and the Muslim communityView
Our friends at the Cambridge and Peterborough Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Partnership have recently produced this comprehensive document entitled: Ending Domestic Abuse a Guide for Mosques and the Muslim Community. If you are an Imam, a Muslim experiencing domestic abuse, a Muslim survivor of abuse, or you know someone …
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Chosen: who God says you areView
As we continue our series on identity, we look at the concept of ‘being chosen’. God has chosen us and called us to be in a relationship with him. It is easy in our culture to feel as though we must earn our place or acceptance whether that be in …
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Response to the HMICFRS review of policing domestic abuse in the pandemicView
On June 23rd the HMICFRS published a review of policing domestic abuse during the pandemic. The report highlights the backlog of cases, as well as making some recommendations to better support victims of abuse. The report highlights and welcomes the innovative ways police forces within England and Wales adapted in …
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Known: who God says you areView
In her latest blog, Georgie explores what the Bible says about who we are, and how we’re known by God. I always had long hair. When you lose it, you realise just how important it is to your identity. — Delta Goodrem — Identity, the sense of self and of …
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The Euros and domestic abuseView
A study by Lancaster University during the World Cup 2014 found a match day trend showed the risk of domestic abuse rose by 26 per cent when the English team won or drew, and rose by 28 per cent when the national team lost. Many of us love watching the …
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Ten traits that characterise the abusive mentalityView
Lundy Bancroft, a specialist in domestic abuse, has identified 10 traits that characterise the abusive mentality from his decades of working with abusive men. These traits are outlined in his book Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men (2002) and are discussed below. A …
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Our impact: changing the story for women this yearView
We’re delighted to be able to share with you our 2020/21 Impact Report. This last year has shown our commitment to:speak up about the realities of violence against women and girls, to equip the Church to stand against domestic abuse and support survivors. This last financial year has had its …
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Domestic abuse and the power of silence: why talking about domestic abuse is the first step forward for churchesView
Following on from the domestic abuse research we did in churches in Cumbria a few years ago, researchers Kristin Aune and Rebecca Barnes share about some new analysis of the data, and what it means for the Church. In 2017, in Cumbria, we conducted the first UK academic survey of …