'I needed to fix myself for my kids': breaking the cycle of domestic abuse

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 really traumatic for me.”

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For a long time, services have treated the symptoms, not the causes

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