November 2020

‘I needed to fix myself for my kids’: breaking the cycle of domestic abuse (The Guardian)

Karen Clemmer · 11/9/2010:26 PM

By Sarah Johnson, October 28, 2020, The Guardian. Families with complicated lives are being helped by a project that supports both parents during their child’s first two years When Jess* was 11 weeks pregnant, she got into an argument with her boyfriend, Robbie*, who lashed out and hit her. Jess had suffered a previous miscarriage and was terrified of losing another baby. “I couldn’t go through it again,” says Jess. “The idea of losing another baby because of a decision taken by Robbie was...

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