It is encouraging that the package specifically picks out the government’s recent commitment to ensure that babies and unborn babies will benefit from the new domestic abuse framework once the Domestic Abuse Bill becomes law.
As the Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MP said at the launch of ‘Start for Life’, this is only the first stage of what is needed. There is now a once in a generation opportunity for all organisations working with parents and babies to grasp the nettle of dealing with intergenerational trauma. Otherwise we run the risk of too much of the precious resources available being used to manage the fall-out rather than deal with the root causes.
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