Expert Blog: It might be 2024, but there’s still no room at the inn for Mary and her newborn

Curran, L ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6371-2975, 2024. Expert Blog: It might be 2024, but there’s still no room at the inn for Mary and her newborn. Nottingham: Nottingham Trent University.

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Abstract

Domestic abuse and the importance of early legal support is discussed. Why?

Refuge notes that on average one woman is killed by an abusive partner or ex partner every five days in England and Wales, and there are around seven attempts before a woman leaves for good. Leaving is a process, not a single act.

Domestic abuse gets worse during pregnancy. 20% of women at Refuge are pregnant or have recently given birth.

The UK funding and model of free legal support only compounds stress, and risk. Protections exist in law, yet opportunities for responsive and early intervention are being lost. This article cites my research that suggests better ways for service provision to keep women and children safer and out of poverty.

Item Type:	Website content
Creators:	Curran, L.
Publisher:	Nottingham Trent University
Place of Publication:	Nottingham
Date:	18 December 2024
Identifiers:	Number Type 2333911 Other
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Law School
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	13 Jan 2025 10:09
Last Modified:	13 Jan 2025 10:09
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/52837

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