Spotlight: the podcast for the domestic abuse sector
SafeLives
89 episodes
1 week ago
Content note: domestic abuse, immigration control, bereavement.
Caron was gentle, kind and hardworking. A migrant woman building a life, sending love home, and carrying hope. Home was not safe, and systems were not safe either. In this short audio, her friend Max tells the story of bus-ride friendship, a rare day of freedom to sort papers, the calls that never stopped, and a country that made Caron choose between safety and survival. She should have been protected, whatever her status. We share this to honour Caron’s life and push for change so every woman is heard, believed and safe.
Credits: Narration by Max. With special thanks to Bambuuu CIC: https://bambuuu.co.uk
Shared with consent. Names and details may be changed for safety.
If you need support: In an emergency call 999. For specialist support and information visit safelives.org.uk/gethelp
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Content note: domestic abuse, immigration control, bereavement.
Caron was gentle, kind and hardworking. A migrant woman building a life, sending love home, and carrying hope. Home was not safe, and systems were not safe either. In this short audio, her friend Max tells the story of bus-ride friendship, a rare day of freedom to sort papers, the calls that never stopped, and a country that made Caron choose between safety and survival. She should have been protected, whatever her status. We share this to honour Caron’s life and push for change so every woman is heard, believed and safe.
Credits: Narration by Max. With special thanks to Bambuuu CIC: https://bambuuu.co.uk
Shared with consent. Names and details may be changed for safety.
If you need support: In an emergency call 999. For specialist support and information visit safelives.org.uk/gethelp
Staying safe at home: Family courts during COVID-19
Spotlight: the podcast for the domestic abuse sector
58 minutes 49 seconds
5 years ago
Staying safe at home: Family courts during COVID-19
Rachel Ozanne talks to Olive from Rights of Women and Ursula, a SafeLives Pioneer and co-founder of Voices, about how the family court is operating during the COVID-19 restrictions. They discuss the concerns and issues raised by survivors and also the impact family court proceedings can have. Information and support available via the links below:
Legal advice:
FLOWS: https://www.flows.org.uk/
Rights of Women - https://rightsofwomen.org.uk/get-advice/
Legal information online:
Rights of Women;
• Family law guides: https://rightsofwomen.org.uk/get-information/family-law/.
• Coronavirus and child contact guide - https://rightsofwomen.org.uk/get-information/family-law/coronavirus-and-child-contact-arrangements/
• Coronavirus and remote hearings guide - https://rightsofwomen.org.uk/get-information/family-law/coronavirus-remote-hearings-in-the-family-court/
• How to write a position statement for the family court - https://rightsofwomen.org.uk/get-information/family-law/position-statement/
• How to appeal a family court decision - https://rightsofwomen.org.uk/get-information/family-law/how-to-appeal-family-court-decisions/
President of the Family Division’s guidance on child contact: https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Coronavirus-public-guidance-updated-31-March.pdf
Survey on remote hearings:
The Transparency Project - http://www.transparencyproject.org.uk/how-are-remote-family-court-hearings-working-for-families-survey/
Domestic abuse & mental health resources / support;
Find a domestic abuse service or get advice: https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/
Mental health resources:
https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/coronavirus/
https://beaconhouse.org.uk/covid-19-support-resources/
https://www.blurtitout.org/product-category/self-helpful/free-downloads/
https://rockpool.life/
Children and young people;
https://www.cafcass.gov.uk/grown-ups/parents-and-carers/covid-19-guidance-for-children-and-families/
https://youngminds.org.uk/
https://www.themix.org.uk/
Spotlight: the podcast for the domestic abuse sector
Content note: domestic abuse, immigration control, bereavement.
Caron was gentle, kind and hardworking. A migrant woman building a life, sending love home, and carrying hope. Home was not safe, and systems were not safe either. In this short audio, her friend Max tells the story of bus-ride friendship, a rare day of freedom to sort papers, the calls that never stopped, and a country that made Caron choose between safety and survival. She should have been protected, whatever her status. We share this to honour Caron’s life and push for change so every woman is heard, believed and safe.
Credits: Narration by Max. With special thanks to Bambuuu CIC: https://bambuuu.co.uk
Shared with consent. Names and details may be changed for safety.
If you need support: In an emergency call 999. For specialist support and information visit safelives.org.uk/gethelp
