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Vicki Mulligan

@vickicji.bsky.social
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Deputy Director @cjinnovation.bsky.social - championing innovation in criminal & family justice. FDAC national lead. Trustee @prisonersed.bsky.social. Proud Northerner. Views my own (or ones I like)

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Helen Barnard @helenbarnard.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Funny how it wasn't a crisis for all the decades it was the other way round.
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Vicki Mulligan @vickicji.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/child-protec...
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The Family Drug and Alcohol Court: time to take the brakes off?
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Janey Starling @janeystarling.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
A very distressing C4 report tonight on pregnant women prisoners being handcuffed during childbirth, despite it being against MoJ policy. Those policies aren’t worth the paper they’re written on — the only way to keep pregnant women safe is to stop sending them to prison.
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Vicki Mulligan @vickicji.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
We're very excited that Liverpool will be joining the FDAC family. Their new service will officially open in April and we can't wait for families in the area to be able to benefit from the FDAC model. theguideliverpool.com/liverpool-to...
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Liverpool to introduce new support service for families in recovery from addiction
The Family Drug and Alcohol Court, which will officially begin in April, aims to help parents address the root causes of substance misuse.
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Research in Practice @researchip.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
How can we support change and development in policies and practices to improve pre-birth services and achieve better outcomes for infants and their parents? Join us for an upcoming webinar on 20 January launching new Pre-birth Change Project resources. ow.ly/j3uG50UB3vy
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Supporting pre-birth work
Join us for an upcoming webinar launching a new Change Project to support pre-birth work.
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SHERA Research Group International Collective researchers MVAWC @sheraresearch.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Incredible project here: A new shop is giving survivors of domestic abuse the opportunity to sell their art. The Machynlleth enterprise is the brainchild of artist and domestic abuse survivor Nikki Pinto. www.cambrian-news.co.uk/news/new-sho...
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New Mach shop showcases the creativity of survivors of domestic abuse
A new shop is giving survivors of domestic abuse the opportunity to sell their art.
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Amanda @pandamoanimum.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
“You, boy, is big Tesco open on Boxing Day?”
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Nerys Anthony @nerys-a.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
New job alert 🚨 Director of Policy, Advocacy & Influencing Please take a look &/or share this rare opportunity to join @childrenssociety.bsky.social on our mission to improve children’s wellbeing. It’s all about creating big change & making impact! careers.childrenssociety.org.uk/recruitment/...
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The Children's Society Careers
The Children's Society Careers, Jobs, Search and Apply
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Agenda Alliance @agenda-alliance.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
"Imagine being punished for the abuse you've endured." Women in Prison's open letter in @bigissue.com - signed by 100+ organisations and experts, we demand the end to unfair criminalisation of domestic abuse survivors. Survivors deserve support, not punishment. www.bigissue.com/opinion/dome...
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No woman should ever be sent to prison for enduring domestic abuse
Lucy Russell, of Women in Prison, shares the reality of working on the frontline with domestic abuse survivors who have been imprisoned.
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Research in Practice @researchip.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Our programme of evidence-informed resources shares the latest research and information. Explore the most popular Research in Practice campaigns of 2024. ow.ly/4FU050Uu011
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Parent-Infant Foundation @parentinfantfdn.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
📢New All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Babies launched!👶The new Group's purpose is to champion the needs of vulnerable babies & will be led by the elected officers @mayaellismp.bsky.social @elsieblundellmp.bsky.social Patrick Spencer MP & Freddie van Mierlo MP. More details 👉bit.ly/4f8Ved6
Photo from the first official APPG meeting on 29th October 2024.

Photo includes:
Lord Simon Russell of Liverpool, Tamora Langley Head of Policy and Communications, Parent-Infant Foundation, Leigh Ingham MP, Kirith Entwistle MP, Elsie Blundell MP, Maya Ellis MP, Freddie van Mierlo MP, Dr Kieran Mullan MP and Keith Reed Chief Executive, Parent-Infant Foundation.
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Centre for Justice Innovation @cjinnovation.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
"Peter Jackson LJ called for an expansion of FDAC – noting that the service offers “the best way of achieving real culture change”" @localgovlawyer.bsky.social reports on this year's Family Drug & Alcohol Court Annual Conference: ow.ly/rM8Y50UnEPN
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Lead judge for Family Drug and Alcohol Courts calls for expansion
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Vicki Mulligan @vickicji.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
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University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political Science @uoe-sps.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Breaking the silence New Study to Focus on Deaf Survivors of Domestic Abuse Researchers will examine the impact of domestic abuse on families when children of deaf mothers are relied upon to interpret, highlighting the trauma these children may endure as co-victims. bit.ly/SPS-News-SocPol
A woman sits on a sofa with her knees up to her chest and her arms wrapped around herself. She's alone in a living room with children's toys strewn on the floor. Text reads: Breaking the silence. New Study to Focus on Deaf Survivors of Domestic Abuse 

For the first time, researchers will examine the impact of domestic abuse on families when children of deaf mothers are relied upon to interpret, highlighting the trauma these children may endure as co-victims. 

The University of Edinburgh’s Dr Claire Houghton is part of a new project to shed light on the challenges faced by deaf women in reporting or seeking help for domestic abuse.  

Deaf women are up to three times more likely to experience domestic abuse than hearing women.
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Centre for Justice Innovation @cjinnovation.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
In her appearance before the Justice Select Committee last week, the Lady Chief Justice spoke on the transformational power of Family Drug & Alcohol Courts. She highlighted the strong evidence showing the model works, saves the taxpayer money & is also effective in addressing domestic abuse.
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SafeLives Charity @safelives.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
💰 #DomesticAbuse funding continues to decline sharply whilst cases continue to rise. 📢 Longer-term funding would provide stability, positively impacting frontline staff and survivors on their journey to safety and recovery. #16Days #NoExcuse #VAWG #InvestInIdvas #Idva #Idaa
SafeLives 16 Days Post with text that reads "funding is not reflective of demand. There is too much reliance nationally on the goodwill of the sector to 'make it work'. This has an impact on both client and worker safety (practitioner response)".
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Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk · 05/12/2024
Deaths from conditions wholly attributable to alcohol have increased by 4.6% from 2022 to 2023 in England, reaching the highest number for the fourth year in a row. DHSC’s Alcohol Profile shows that 8,274 people died from alcohol-specific causes in... fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/loca...
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Vicki Mulligan @vickicji.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
I will update with any additional cyber security advice but a note of caution around having links to events publicly available in advance
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Vicki Mulligan @vickicji.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
The events have had to be abandoned with attendees already exposed to these videos.
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Vicki Mulligan @vickicji.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Colleagues hosting online webinars / seminars. There have been a number of recent events (for eg on racial disproportionality or domestic abuse) that have been hacked and extreme and offensive videos shown. The hackers aren't attendees so can't be removed.
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The Bar Council @thebarcouncil.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Our new report on race at the Bar presents a mixed picture: there has been some progress on access, retention, progression and culture, the overall diversity of the Bar is improving, but there is much more work to do. Read more: www.barcouncil.org.uk/resource/rac...
Image of a report with a navy front cover and the words 'Race at the Bar: Three years on'. Text in pink banners across the image read 'New report. Race at the Bar: it's time to double down on race equality work'. The Bar Council logo is in the top right of the image.
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Vicki Mulligan @vickicji.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
We also don't recognise domestic abuse perpetrators in the law until aged 16. Obviously prosecution is only one part of how we may respond to DA, but when the law doesn't provide that option for those causing harm aged 15 when it's clear that it's occuring then that's a problem.
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SafeLives Charity @safelives.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
🚨 The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal that 2.3 million adults in England and Wales experienced #DomesticAbuse in the year ending March 2024. Read our full response. safelives.org.uk/news-views/r...
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Response to the latest ONS data on domestic abuse
The importance of collecting a broad range of qualitative and quantitative data from survivors, frontline domestic abuse services, Maracs and local authorities.
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SafeLives Charity @safelives.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
📉To this end, we want to see a national domestic abuse data dashboard which draws together qualitative and quantitative data from survivors, frontline domestic abuse services, Maracs and local authorities. Read our full response. safelives.org.uk/news-views/r...
safelives.org.uk
Response to the latest ONS data on domestic abuse
The importance of collecting a broad range of qualitative and quantitative data from survivors, frontline domestic abuse services, Maracs and local authorities.
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Oliver Conway @oliverconway.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
When I wrote this article for Legal Action Magazine, I was half way through my 100 days without booze. Having made it to day 100, I think I may stay sober until the Family Drug and Alcohol Court is available in every family court in the country. 🥂 www.lag.org.uk/article/2162...
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Reflections on family law and more … Cheers! Make mine a double...
As we head into the festive season, Oliver Conway mulls why family law clients are held to higher standards than their lawyers when it comes to alcohol.
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SHERA Research Group International Collective researchers MVAWC @sheraresearch.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
The inverse care law: people who need the most care are least likely to receive it. Julian Tudor Hart... (1971) 😩
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Vicki Mulligan @vickicji.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Really interesting presentation from Jill Caldwell, CEO of the Endeavour Project, a specialist pet fostering service for those experiencing domestic abuse
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Vicki Mulligan @vickicji.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Earlier, Rachel Caldcleugh from @nspcc.bsky.social presented on the impact of domestic abuse and animal abuse on children And now, Paula Boyden from @dogstrust.bsky.social talks about recognising abuse and identifying non accidental injury in animals
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Vicki Mulligan @vickicji.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
I'm at the Links Group conference today hearing from a range of multi agency professionals about the links between the abuse of animals and the abuse of people.
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Centre for Justice Innovation @cjinnovation.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Today our Deputy Director @vickicji.bsky.social is at the Links Group conference on recognising & acting on non-accidental injury & domestic & child abuse. The veterinary-led conference is a chance for multi-agency practitioners to explore the link between the abuse of animals & the abuse of people
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Centre for Justice Innovation @cjinnovation.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
We're delighted to host experts & Associates of the Centre, Dr Sheena Webb, consultant clinical psychologist with over 20 years’ experience in children & family services, & Nickii Webster, former Family Drug & Alcohol Court parent who'll draw on her experience of engaging in trauma-informed support.
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Centre for Justice Innovation @cjinnovation.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Join us on 16th December 12.30-13.30 for the next of our Expert Voices events exploring trauma-informed practice within family justice & what this looks like in reality. Sign up here: ow.ly/m74I50UgNkJ
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Expert Voices: Trauma-informed practice: beyond the buzzword
Join the Centre for Justice Innovation on 16th December 12.30-13.20 for their next Expert Voices event, looking at trauma informed practice.
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Vicki Mulligan @vickicji.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
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Yorkshire Bylines @yorkshirebylines.co.uk · 25/11/2024
😞 White Ribbon exhibition in Hull highlights violence against women and girls Why don’t men get the gravity of violence against women? A new exhibition in Hull seeks accountability and an end to the silence By Angus Young @angusyoung61.bsky.social
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White Ribbon exhibition in Hull highlights violence against women and girls
Why don’t men get the gravity of violence against women? A new exhibition in Hull seeks accountability and an end to the silence
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Vicki Mulligan @vickicji.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Please could you add me Alexander? Not a lawyer, but we work on family justice research / policy / practice reform
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Niamh Eastwood @niamhrelease.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Reminder deadline for applying is 5pm Monday (25/11)
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SHERA Research Group International Collective researchers MVAWC @sheraresearch.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
In a cohort of 2.8 million, 2007-2020: Black, African, Caribbean or Black British, Mixed or multiple and Other ethnic groups were over-represented in public and private law proceedings and Asian British people over-represented in private law. Alrouh et al. 2022 www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/resource/wha...
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What do we know about ethnicity in the family justice system in England? - Nuffield Family Justice Observatory
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Robert Zara @robertzara.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
It’s great that FDACs are increasingly being recognised by the senior judiciary and by politicians
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Oliver Conway @oliverconway.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
FDAC is a model which should be embraced by all courts. We can’t afford not to!
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Vicki Mulligan @vickicji.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
If anyone wants to find out more about the FDAC approach in public law care proceedings, including reading the evidence to see why so many were so enthused today about the model, please see our national FDAC website: FDAC.org.uk Or drop us a line @vmulligan@justiceinnovation.org
fdac.org.uk
National Website for Family Drug & Alcohol Courts | FDAC
FDACs are an alternative family court for care proceedings. Find out how to access the service, about the FDAC process, and information on existing FDACs.
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Vicki Mulligan @vickicji.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
But perhaps the most impressive and powerful of all the speakers was hearing from a former FDAC parent who shared her experience of the FDAC process.
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Vicki Mulligan @vickicji.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
But perhaps the most impressive and powerful of all the speakers was hearing from a former FDAC parent who shared her experience of the FDAC process.
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Vicki Mulligan @vickicji.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
We also heard from the Minister for Children and Families, Janet Daby MP. "I'm delighted to share my support for FDAC... it's about keeping children safe, happy and thriving, as well as supporting whole families"
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Vicki Mulligan @vickicji.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
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Vicki Mulligan @vickicji.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
National FDAC Judicial Lead, Lord Justice Peter Jackson affirmed the senior judiciary's commitment to this approach: "If FDAC is to achieve its full potential, we must get past the stop-start narrative- FDAC offers us the best way to achieve real cultural change"
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Vicki Mulligan @vickicji.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Next, Lord Ponsonby, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State with responsibility for Family Courts shared his commitment to the model: "They [FDAC] need to be sustainable- they are the future." -Lord Ponsonby
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Vicki Mulligan @vickicji.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
We were honoured to have the Lady Chief Justice, Baroness Carr, provide the opening address. "FDAC can rewrite the destinies - indeed the family trees- of the most vulnerable in our society"
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Vicki Mulligan @vickicji.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, highlighted his support in his opening speech: "I do not understand why FDAC isn't available in every area. Though there are costs to set it up, once it's set up- it works. After 16 years it has proved it is the good & right thing to do"
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Vicki Mulligan @vickicji.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
We were excited today to be at the Family Drug and Alcohol Court Annual Judge's Conference to celebrate the success of this powerful problem-solving court over the last year and throughout its 16 year history.
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Vicki Mulligan @vickicji.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
*Whoops - that should read Dr Sheena Webb
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