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Minister of State Listens to Children’s Experience of Coercive Control
30 November: Children are victims of coercive control in their own right – according to children’s charity Barnardos. As part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence 2023, Empower Kids Project and Barnardos are raising awareness of the impact coercive control on children. The Empower Kids Project, is part of Barnardos’ National Childhood Domestic Violence and Abuse
75% of families becoming homeless since eviction ban ended are headed by one parent
National Alliance of NGOs calls for urgent action on growing crisis among one parent families 27.10.2023 Analysing the latest homeless figures from the Department of Housing (published October 2023), the National One Parent Family Alliance (NOPFA) finds that 75%, or three out of every four families entering homelessness since the eviction ban was lifted are one
Barnardos Advice on Talking to Children about War
Spokespeople Available – 086 044 5966 Once again news of conflict across the world is dominating headlines, social media platforms and conversations across the country. Many children are likely to have been exposed to information about violence. Children do not always talk about what is worrying them but they may be trying to make sense