🛑 URGENT CAUSE
Protect Children in Unsafe Contact — Act Before It’s Too Late
Every day in the UK, children who disclose abuse are being forced into unsafe contact arrangements with the very people they fear.
Their voices are dismissed.
Their disclosures ignored.
Their safety sacrificed.
This is not a rare failure.
It is a national emergency and it is happening in every region.
When the system refuses to investigate, fails to protect, or hands children back to abusers, 1VAA intervenes.
Why This Is the Most Urgent Cause
Children Are Being Silenced
Children disclose sexual abuse, physical harm, coercive control, or frightening behaviour — and professionals often dismiss it as:
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“confusion”
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“coaching”
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“alienation”
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“behavioural issues”
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“a misunderstanding”
The system repeatedly chooses disbelief over protection.
Police Are Closing Cases That Should Be Investigated
Across 1VAA casework:
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Many disclosures never receive a proper ABE interview
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Evidence is ignored or misinterpreted
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Patterns of abuse are missed
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Investigations close with “no further action” despite clear risk
Family Courts Are Ordering Unsafe Contact
Judges and Cafcass officers frequently:
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prioritise “contact” over safety
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minimise coercive control
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label protective parents as “hostile”
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enforce unsupervised or overnight contact
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punish parents for trying to safeguard
This places children at direct risk of:
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further abuse
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lifelong trauma
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psychological damage
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and in the worst cases, fatal outcomes
Protective Parents Are Being Blamed
Instead of being supported, many are threatened with:
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removal
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losing residency
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accusations of alienation
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emotional harm findings
The child’s voice is lost.
The protective parent is silenced.
Children Are Paying the Price
Children describe:
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panic attacks before contact
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nightmares
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bedwetting
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vomiting
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self-harm
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regression
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suicidal thoughts
These are not “behavioural issues.”
These are trauma responses to ongoing danger.
What 1VAA Does — Immediately, Practically, and Effectively
When every agency fails, 1VAA steps in with:
✔ Safeguarding Intervention
We challenge unsafe decisions at local and national levels.
✔ Evidence Analysis
We review files, chronologies, and patterns missed by police or social care.
✔ Formal Submissions to Courts & Police
We write case-ready safeguarding reports based on law, policy, and risk.
✔ Escalation to Senior Command
We bypass frontline officers and escalate failures to senior leadership.
✔ Challenging “Alienation” Misuse
We dismantle false narratives that silence children.
✔ Child-Centred Safety Planning
We prioritise risk, not contact ideology.
✔ Ensuring ABE Interviews & Medicals Are Done Correctly
We advocate for proper forensic process.
✔ Support for Protective Parents
We guide them through the legal, safeguarding, and procedural maze.
✔ Follow-Up Reporting on Professional Failures
We hold agencies accountable.
Why We Need Your Support Now
This work is:
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specialised
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intensive
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evidence-based
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often urgent
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and frequently life-saving
To protect just one child, we often have to:
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analyse months or years of evidence
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prepare chronologies
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challenge assessments
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attend hearings
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escalate to senior bodies
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support parents through crisis
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intervene repeatedly as new risks emerge
Your donations allow us to:
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fund urgent evidence reviews
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provide pro-bono advocacy
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support parents facing court
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escalate failures at national level
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challenge dangerous decisions
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protect children who have been ignored
Children cannot wait.
Their safety cannot wait.
Intervention must happen now.
How Your Donation Helps Save Lives
£10
Supports a parent’s first safeguarding consultation.
£20
Helps fund evidence analysis and risk assessment.
£50
Supports formal escalation to police or safeguarding boards.
£100
Funds preparation of safeguarding submissions for court.
£250
Helps support a family through a full contact dispute where risk is present.
£500+
Provides full intervention in high-risk cases involving multiple agencies, NFA closures, or ignored disclosures.
This Is Not Just a “Cause” — It Is a Crisis
Behind every unsafe contact order is:
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a terrified child
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a silenced disclosure
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a protective parent being punished
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a system that refuses to act
1VAA exists because this cannot be allowed to continue.
Your support makes intervention possible.
Your donation protects children.
Your voice makes our voice louder.
