Proper, child and family-friendly, court structures must be prioritised

The single biggest factor leading to care proceedings… was the mental health of one or

Throughout my adult life I’ve met dozens of people whose lives have been scarred by the courts. In the main they’re ordinary people who, for one reason or another, have had to get involved in legal processes.

What often starts out as a search for justice, or redress in the face of a perceived wrongdoing, or even just as a witness, can end up in life-long emotional damage.