SUPPORT NOT SEPARATION – a coalition to stop the unwarranted removal of childen from their mothers
We all want children and mothers to be safe.
But the family courts are putting children in danger by forcing them to have contact or even live with violent fathers.
The family courts must make children’s safety the priority, not contact at all costs.
Read below to find out more about this.
BWRAP and WAR are members of the Support not Separation coalition to demand justice in the family courts and safety for mothers and children. We join protests on the first Wednesday of every month outside the Central family court in Holborn, London from 12.30-1.30.
More info on the Coalition and campaign: supportnotseparation.blog
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