Adrienne Barnett
Health-related experiences of family court and domestic abuse in England: a looming public health crisis (01 February 2024)
Victims’ experiences with family court specifically in relation to their mental and physical health. Two main themes are presented here:
1) physical and mental health experiences associated with family court proceedings, and
2) parental alienation allegations as a weapon to trap, silence, and pathologise mothers.
Health-related experiences of family court and domestic abuse in England: A looming public health crisis (01 Feb 2024)
Domestic abuse is known to be harmful to victim-survivor mothers’ well-being, and women are disadvantaged by gender-biased systems in England. Less is known, however, about victims’ experiences with family court specifically in relation to their mental and physical health. This study begins to redress that balance.
Policy Briefing: The 1980 Hague Convention & the flight from domestic abuse (March 2023)
A briefing paper for the HAC parliamentary debate 22 March 2023. Endorsed by: Durham University Gender & law Research Centre, Survivor Family Network, SHERA Research Group.