SHERA Research Group: Health Law Rights Support ©

manchester.ac.uk/about/news/cam… Abusive parents will no longer have presumed access to their children following a change in the law and years of campaigning by victims’ groups and other experts, including University of Manchester @OfficialUoM @UoMPolicy @ManchesterMPH researchers.

Congrats to SHERA members at the @Right2Equality Awards 2026:
Prof Tamara Amoroso Gonsalves
Dr Elizabeth Dalgarno
Natalie Page
Sarah Taylor PEEPSA
Sara Davison
Thank you to @Right2Equality and to all the winners and finalists for fighting for equality across the family law system

November is #FamilyCourtAwarenessMonth, and these issues cross borders.

In our study with 13 mothers in Brazil, five of eight criminal investigations into child abuse, rape or domestic violence by fathers were closed after the fathers raised ‘parental alienation’ counterclaims

November is Family Court Awareness Month.

We interviewed 45 mothers in England about #domesticabuse and #familycourt. All reported serious physical or mental health problems i.e. deeply impactful trauma responses they associated with proceedings.

#FamilyCourtAwarenessMonth

'Family legal aid is “on the verge of collapse” with victims of #domesticabuse unable to find barristers to represent them in court as chronically low fees drive lawyers away from publicly funded work.' via @hansummers and @TBIJ thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026-1…