Domestic Violence Industry

Erin Pizzey CBE

Erin Pizzey started the world’s first domestic violence shelter in the UK in 1971. Originally called the Chiswick Women’s Aid, you can still find this organisation operating under the name Refuge. In 2021 Refuge celebrated its 50th anniversary. Many well known figures, including politicians and royals, were present. Unfortunately Erin wasn’t present. This wasn’t an …

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Putting Faces on Victims – Stories of child abuse and domestic violence: When the political becomes personal

For 13 years I worked as a case manager and investigator handling child abuse cases for one of the largest child welfare agencies in the U.S.. During that time I saw the results of some of the most horrific violence and abuse imaginable. I saw the striped scars from shoulder to heal on the back and legs of a …

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