I have been volunteering with Mums In Need for around 3 years now, and for the past year have been Vice Chair of Trustees.

This means I am ideally placed to see just how hard Laura and the team work to support MINs and how much difference support like this can make.

I'll be doing a number of different activities to help me reach my £2,023 target over the year, but feel free to donate any time!

Mums In Need is a unique support service for mothers suffering ongoing coercive control after separation from an abusive partner (the children's father). Coercive control is an umbrella term describing a pattern of abuse which can include physical abuse, manipulation, intimidation and threatening behaviour used to terrorise the victim. Many organisations help support escape from domestic abuse, but escape is not the end of the story. An escalation in relentless emotional and psychological abuse is common after separation and is often sustained through shared care with children. We are to support these mums. We provide each mum with a package of support. Our mums are appointed a dedicated Caseworker who keep in regular contact and will give them access to practical support such as legal support, 1:1 counselling, wellbeing and therapeutic sessions, and peer sessions. Your donations will really make a difference to the lives of the families that we support. Thank you.