Madam President’s projects in 2022-23 will be: Mums in Need: The purpose of Mums In Need (MIN) is to support mothers who are or have been subjected to domestic emotional abuse and violence. Mums In Need provides practical guidance and emotional support to mums who have left abusive partners by empowering them with skills and confidence to move forward with their lives. Over the past few years, Mums In Need has supported over 200 women who have suffered from emotional/psychological abuse (also known as coercive control). Through running their support services, the need for national policy changes became strikingly apparent. Coercive control is now recognised as a crime and yet when victims leave the abusive relationship, they are often left unsupported. MIN carried out interviews with staff and the women who have used the support services. From this research, they have developed a set of
