The MAC (Mother and Child) Project focuses on the rights of women and girls who are or have been in the care system and who are now pregnant or have children. The Project is a collaboration of two organisations – the Astraea Project and Central England Law Centre.

Ahead of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Sexual Violence session looking at the funding landscape for specialist support services, rape survivor and campaigner Fern Champion, and Rape Crisis England & Wales Policy Officer Rebecca Hitchen, appeared on the Victoria Derbyshire programme on BBC2 to discuss chronic under-resourcing of counselling and advocacy for victims and survivors. A Crisis in Rape Crisis:

Safe In Tees Valley are seeking to appoint a Daytime Crisis Worker to act as part of the north east SARC-support service with specific responsibility to operate from the Teesside SARC. Full time – initial 2 year contract with an option to extend for a further 2 years subject to review, £22,700. Closing date: 2^nd August, 12 noon. The daytime SARC Crisis Worker will provide a consistent, first point of contact for all enquiries to the Teesside SARC. The service is available to provide support for all victims of rape and other sexual offences.

Ahead of last week’s parliamentary debate on the progress in protecting victims of domestic abuse in the family courts, Resolution, The Law Society and Women’s Aid issued a joint call to the government to urgently bring forward promised legislation banning the cross-examination of domestic abuse victims by alleged perpetrators in the family courts.