Project Lighthouse

Domestic abuse and child removal charity. Provides trauma-informed support to female survivors with online group therapy. Help us fundraise and change lives.

[Project Lighthouse @ProjectLightSup]

Project Lighthouse provides life-changing therapeutic support for mothers who have endured domestic abuse and child removal. But support is not enough: we want the system to change.

Read more about transparency in the family courts by Sanchia Berg (LI: Sanchia Berg) for the BBC at https://t.co/N8B5qe3RXc

Read more from Hannah Summers (X: @hansummers) and Louise Tickle (X: @louisetickle) for the TBIJ at
https://t.co/24GJRPMG4k
https://t.co/15A6WffTfI

#protectvictims
#presumtionofcontact
#domesticabuse
#protectwomenandgirls
#womensrights

[Project Lighthouse @ProjectLightSup]

The opportunity to be believed and heard is just as important for adults as it is for children. Nobody should be denied a voice.

Hear the first-hand experience of a child who endured child removal in the podcast below:

https://t.co/KzF6JKrQIV

#protectvictims
#presumtionofcontact
#domesticabuse
#protectwomenandgirls
#womensrights

[Project Lighthouse @ProjectLightSup]

Read more about the Sara Sharif case by Daniel Sandford (X: @BBCDanielS) and Helena Wilkinson (X: BBCHelena) for the BBC at https://t.co/xLjVQAoBNh

#protectvictims
#presumtionofcontact
#domesticabuse
#protectwomenandgirls
#womensrights

[Project Lighthouse @ProjectLightSup]

Alexandra Topping’s (X:LexyTopping) report in the @guardian highlights the rise in Violence Against Women and Girls. These statistics reveal the need for the existence of vital services such as Project Lighthouse, supporting mothers who have endured domestic abuse and child removal.

Read more at https://t.co/igebNd3yYp

#protectvictims
#presumtionofcontact
#domesticabuse
#protectwomenandgirls
#womensrights

[Project Lighthouse @ProjectLightSup]

Project Lighthouse is here to provide trauma-informed therapeutic support for mothers who have endured domestic abuse and child removal.

#protectvictims
#presumtionofcontact
#domesticabuse
#protectwomenandgirls
#womensrights

[Project Lighthouse @ProjectLightSup]

Project Lighthouse offers support from a trauma-informed perspective, backed by extensive research.

#womensrights #presumptionofcontact #protectwomen #domesticabuse #protectvictims

[Project Lighthouse @ProjectLightSup]

The phrase ‘Mothers always get custody’ is common, but this is a misconception and is far from the truth. Project Lighthouse supports mothers who have endured domestic abuse and child-removal, because we understand that children do not always stay in the care of their mothers. These removals often happen on the grounds of so-called ‘Parental Alienation’, a theory used by perpetrators to continue their post-separation abuse. Mothers are accused of manipulating their children, when the reality is that they are striving to protect them from abuse.

#womensrights #presumptionofcontact #protectwomen #domesticabuse #protectvictims

[Project Lighthouse @ProjectLightSup]

This important article by Anna Fazackerley (X:@AnnaFazack1) in @guardian shows how the UK justice system is failing to protect mothers and children and leaves mothers with life-long trauma. Project Lighthouse picks up the pieces of this broken system, helping mothers with therapeutic support and a safe space.

Read more at https://t.co/lIWcIGqOMF

#womensrights
#presumptionofcontact
#protectwomen
#domesticabuse
#protectvictims

[Project Lighthouse @ProjectLightSup]

Project Lighthouse has been created to support mothers enduring the effects of child removal, but we are also committed to shedding light on this often hidden issue. However, we do not have access to vital Ministry of Justice data on the number of child removals in private law cases, making it a challenge to fully explore what is happening.

#womensrights #presumptionofcontact #protectwomen #domesticabuse #protectvictims

[Project Lighthouse @ProjectLightSup]

Project Lighthouse strives to create safety, trust and community for mothers whose voices have been silenced.

#womensrights #presumptionofcontact #protectwomen #domesticabuse #protectvictims

[Project Lighthouse @ProjectLightSup]

We are looking forward to what we will achieve in 2025!

Project Lighthouse provides a safe space for mothers...

‘‘Your work is truly life-changing, and I’m grateful to have you in my corner.’’ - Project Lighthouse Mother

#womensrights #presumptionofcontact #protectwomen #domesticabuse #protectvictims

[Scottish Women's Aid @scotwomensaid]

📞In the region of 900 calls.📞That’s how many times survivors reached out to our Domestic Abuse Helpline over the last year about child contact.

👩‍👧 Child contact is a major, widespread issue for women and children experiencing domestic abuse in Scotland.

🛡️Women and children deserve to be heard and protected—not forced into danger through harmful contact decisions. #StillNotSafe #16Days #ChildProtectionNow

[Project Lighthouse @ProjectLightSup]

#16DaysOfActivism #16DaysofActivisim2024 👇👇

[Project Lighthouse @ProjectLightSup]

#16DaysOfActivism #16DaysofActivisim2024 👇👇

[Nikki Dhillon Keane @NikkiDhillon]

Very proud to be involved with this amazing organisation providing a unique service to some of the most invisible clients: domestic abuse survivors subjected to child removal. Please consider supporting them

[Project Lighthouse @ProjectLightSup]

#16DaysofActivism👇👇

[Think-Film Impact Production @thinkfilmimpact]

Shiori Itō's #BlackBoxDiaries is playing sold-out screenings at @BFI #LFF, releasing in UK theatres October 25.

This award-winning documentary breaks open the links between power abuse & sexual violence to counter gender-based corruption.

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[Project Lighthouse @ProjectLightSup]

Children‘s voices are lost in proceedings & harmful contact arrangements are ordered. So pleased to see @scotwomensaid focus on the harm that continues to occur in Children‘s Hearings👇👇

[Scottish Women's Aid @scotwomensaid]

🚨 Child Protection Stops When Child Contact Starts. 🚨 Too often, child contact proceedings in Scotland overlook the risks posed to mothers and children who have separated themselves from their abuser. Decisions are being made in courts and Children’s Hearings that put women and children in harm’s way. Why?

⚖️ There’s a gap between criminal and civil courts, leaving domestic abuse survivors vulnerable.

📝 Social work and police reports often fail to accurately reflect the trauma and risks that abuse brings, overlooking what should be crucial protections.

🌍There’s a bias towards granting child contact to both parents, even when it goes against research and human rights standards under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

This system is dangerous for survivors of domestic abuse, forcing them into ongoing trauma instead of ensuring safety and support. Scotland must do better. It’s time to reform the approach to child contact to prioritise the safety and rights of women and children. #StillNotSafe #16Days #ChildSafetyFirst #DomesticAbuseReform

What do you think? 💜

[Centre for Women's Justice @centreWJ]

'An undercover police officer who deceived at least four women into sexual relationships and fathered a child with one of them is a “cruel and manipulative” liar, a public inquiry has been told.'

➡️https://t.co/4zNCVW8GNE

[IRISi interventions @irisintervent]

#16DaysOfActivism: Gender-based violence doesn’t only show signs in GP surgeries. Through innovative training for student and foundation dentists, we’re expanding healthcare’s role in safeguarding survivors. Read and share our report: https://t.co/MbfHIB17nN