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Nikki Rutter

@rutternik.bsky.social

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Explorer Barbie | Placement fairy 🧚‍♂️ Assistant Professor in Sociology - Durham University| Researching children, mothers & harm

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Helen Bonnick @helenbonnick.bsky.social · Sep 24

Today on Woman’s Hour (30.45 - 41.20) a conversation about #CAPVA with @rutternik.bsky.social and martha hampson from @actionforchildren.bsky.social. Nikki says this is very much a social problem, not a family problem. We must ensure families feel heard.

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Woman's Hour - Post childbirth and sex, Juliet Stevenson, Ruby Tui - BBC Sounds

Post having a baby - how do you navigate being a mother, partner and sexual being?

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Helen Bonnick @helenbonnick.bsky.social · Sep 11

Lovely post from @rutternik.bsky.social summing up a series on #adoption support - or lack of. The new team in charge of Holes are planning to group blogs following a theme. Let us know your thoughts and whether you’d like to contribute! #CAPVA holesinthewall.co.uk

HOLES IN THE WALL

documenting parent abuse

holesinthewall.co.uk

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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · Mar 18

Very good to see the work of @rutternik.bsky.social highlighted by BBC News in this important piece on child-to-parent violence & abuse.

Find out more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#DUresearch

Child violence against parents: Victims plead for support

One couple's story of violence in the home mirrors seemingly growing problems nationally.

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Helen Bonnick @helenbonnick.bsky.social · Mar 16

Good to see @rutternik.bsky.social contribution to this piece from the BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Child violence against parents: Victims plead for support

One couple's story of violence in the home mirrors seemingly growing problems nationally.

www.bbc.co.uk

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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · Feb 20

"Pregnant prisoners ‘forced to wear handcuffs in labour’".

A shocking insight into the realities face by some women in prison: www.channel4.com/news/exclusi...

Exclusive: Pregnant prisoners ‘forced to wear handcuffs in labour’

The ministry of Justice is urgently looking into concerns raised by Channel 4 News that women at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey have been shackled and restrained while in labour - at times by male prison o...

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Nikki Rutter @rutternik.bsky.social · Feb 20

Really enjoyed writing this article with @carlenefirmin.bsky.social Kate O'brien, Rachael Owens and Donna Garvey on the systemic problems with child welfare systems, problematising mothers, no matter how 'good' they are.

Durham Research Online @drodurham.bsky.social · Feb 12

The Impossibility of ‘Good Mothering’ in Child Welfare Systems When Referred for Non-Traditional Harms

By Sociology academics
@rutternik.bsky.social , C Firmin, K O'Brien & R Owens, with D Garvey:

www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/14...

One author has a lived-experience perspective to bring to the article

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Nikki Rutter @rutternik.bsky.social · Jan 29

Any time! 😊

Nikki Rutter @rutternik.bsky.social · Jan 29

There is a lack of public awareness of this issue. This increases the shame and stigma

"We cannot solve a problem we cannot talk about"
##UnseenAndUnheard
@respectuk.bsky.social CAPVA report launch

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Nikki Rutter @rutternik.bsky.social · Jan 29

There are "pockets of good practice" but significant systemic barriers to support, particularly in statutory service #UnseenAndUnheard

Nikki Rutter @rutternik.bsky.social · Jan 29

Great to be attending @respectuk.bsky.social #UnseenAndUnheard #CAPVA report launch today

Some really important recommendations, emphasising a non-judgemental approach to supporting families

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Sean Creaney @sfcreaney.bsky.social · Nov 17

‘Young people are more likely to perform worse at school and be involved in crime due to “austerity-induced” youth club closures over the last 14 years, a report has found’ www.cypnow.co.uk/content/news...

Youth club closures increase crime rate and exam failure among young people, report finds - CYP Now

Young people are more likely to perform worse at school and be involved in crime due to “austerity-induced” youth club closures over the last 14 years, a report has found.

www.cypnow.co.uk

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