Kieran West’s Post

𝐖𝐀𝐊𝐄-𝐔𝐏 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝𝐲 Two young lives were lost, and countless questions unanswered On May 19, two IT professionals, Ashwini and Anish, were brutally taken from us in a senseless tragedy. A 17-year-old minor, driving an unregistered Porsche at 150 km/h, snatched away their futures. But that's not the only outrage - the circumstances surrounding this incident will leave you stunned: - An unregistered car delivered by a showroom? - A minor driving without a license, enabled by parents? - A club serving alcohol to a minor? - Traffic police failing to notice an overspeeding, unregistered car for months? - VIP treatment and swift bail for the minor, while common people face delays? Ordinarily, traffic police are quick to penalize us for minor infractions they aggressively fine us for not wearing helmets, not carrying licenses, or PUC certificates. So, why didn’t they take action on a flashy car without a number plate speeding on a deserted road at night? Moreover, when the police arrested the culprit who destroyed two families, they provided him with biryani, pizza, and burgers behind closed doors. The shameless, wealthy brat eats without any guilt for taking two lives. Two lives were lost, and the court granted bail on a Sunday as if awarding a prize, with conditions like: - Writing a 300-word long essay, - Taking advice from a psychiatrist, - Learning traffic rules for 15 days. More punishment is given in schools. Here, two youngsters died. Yet here, bail is granted in 15 hours. Astonishing. Why does the law treat people with privilege differently? This incident is a stark reminder of the systemic flaws that prioritize privilege over accountability. This tragedy is a wake-up call for all of us to reflect on our responsibilities as citizens. My heart goes out to the families of the victims. As a society, we must stand with them in their fight for justice and ensure the guilty are held accountable. Let this incident remind us that we all have a role in creating a safer and more responsible society. Only then can we prevent such tragedies from happening again. Rest in peace, Ashwini and Aneesh. May your loss awaken our collective conscience to build a better society for all. Share this post maximum to raise awareness to ensure that those responsible face the full force of the law & justice is served! Let's honour Ashwini and Anish's memories by fighting for a safer & fairer society. #JusticeForAshwiniAndAnish #PuneIncident #SafetyFirst #IndianJudiciary #Corruption

It’s devastating to see another tragedy that highlights the need for better support for children and families. While schools are often at the forefront of safeguarding and early intervention, we are increasingly being asked to do more with less. This isn’t sustainable, and it’s children who suffer the consequences. Early intervention isn’t just about spotting the warning signs—it’s about what happens next. Schools work hard to identify children at risk and provide support, but the reality is, without adequate funding, we are fighting an uphill battle. Referrals take too long, access to external services is limited, and often by the time help arrives, it’s too late. Schools are crying out for support to meet these challenges, but time and again, we are met with barriers instead of solutions. The government places enormous emphasis on schools to safeguard children and implement strategies, but where is the funding to make this possible? Where are the resources to allow schools to act swiftly and effectively when we see children in need? If we are serious about making a difference, we have to shift the priority to funding. Every delay in accessing mental health services, early help teams, or other support networks represents a missed opportunity to change a child’s trajectory. If the government truly wants schools to lead on safeguarding, then they must provide the resources to do so. Anything less is setting children, families, and schools up to fail. The time to act is now. We need real investment in early intervention systems, quicker responses to referrals, and a commitment to ensuring schools have the tools they need to protect and support every child. Without this, we are just papering over the cracks. https://lnkd.in/enmt457W

Your insights bring to light a critical issue that often goes unacknowledged. The perception that children in care come solely from disadvantaged backgrounds is indeed a misconception. As you rightly pointed out, children from middle-class and upper-middle-class homes, including those of solicitors, business people, police officers, academics, and media professionals, can also suffer from neglect and abuse. Violence and neglect manifest in various ways, and being too busy for one's children is a form of neglect that deserves more attention. It's not always about the material aspects, such as food in the fridge or clean clothes. Often, children have all the physical necessities but lack the most crucial elements: attention, time, and love from their parents. This issue needs to be addressed more openly, especially considering its severe consequences. Children and young people who seem to have everything on the surface—often referred to as 'clean skins'—are increasingly vulnerable to exploitation by criminal networks like County Lines. This exploitation thrives in the absence of attentive and engaged adults who might otherwise notice and intervene. We must broaden our understanding of neglect and abuse to include the emotional and psychological dimensions. By doing so, we can better protect all children, regardless of their socioeconomic background, and prevent them from falling prey to such dangerous influences. Thank you for highlighting this important issue and advocating for a more comprehensive approach to child welfare. #MTICBIAI #MyTraumaIsChronicButIAmIconic #ChildWelfare #EndNeglect #ProtectChildren #ParentalResponsibility #YouthSupport #CountyLinesAwareness #EmotionalNeglect #InvisibleAbuse #ChildProtection #FamilySupport #ParentalEngagement #MentalHealthMatters #SupportOurYouth #ChildrenInCare #RaiseAwareness

Domestic violence is often much more than meets the eye. One of the common forms of power & control that abusers exert over their partner is financial abuse. This can include prohibiting a survivor from accessing their own money, giving them a small allowance, sabotaging them at work, prohibiting them from having a job, etc. For survivors, this form of abuse can be especially harmful, because it makes it more difficult to leave the relationship and support themselves self-sufficiently. Many times, especially if there are children in the picture, a survivor might stay with an abuser out of financial necessity due to ongoing financial abuse. Here at Shelterhouse we do our best to remove all financial barriers to ensure that survivors are able to prioritize their safety above all else. We are here to provide basic needs assistance and connect you with the resources you need to thrive independently from your abusive partner. You do not have to go through this alone, and asking for help can be your greatest strength 💜 Call 877-216-6383 or text 989-200-5122 to connect with free & confidential services at Shelterhouse. #shelterhouse #shelterhousemidland #shelterhousegladwin #supportsurvivors #financialabuse #knowthesigns

Of all the ways people hurt those close to them, financial abuse worries me the most. That’s a big call when domestic violence includes murder, rape, assault and coercive control, all of which are horrendous and completely unacceptable. But, financial abuse is worrying particularly because it’s so easy to hide. It’s a textbook example of ‘insidious’: proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects. Perhaps that’s due to centuries of (mostly gendered) role expectations, compounded by the fact that the slope between what’s okay and what’s not is slippery indeed. Because it’s not often visually obvious when someone’s being deprived of access to money or coerced into debt, many families of victims report they didn’t suspect it was happening. There are few warning signs. You have to be listening and watching carefully to catch them. It’s worrying because when coupled with other forms of domestic violence (which it often is), it stops the victim escaping their abuser. Without access to funds, leaving can mean facing homelessness. Talk about choosing between a rock and a hard place. Would you know the signs of financial abuse? Or where to send someone to get help? Would you know if you were being financially abused? Read the full article on Kidspot.com.au at https://bit.ly/44NoSzq #MoneySchool #FinanciallyIndependent #TimeRich #Kidspot

IF YOU ARE NOT PART OF A PERMANENT AND LASTING SOLUTION TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS AND HOMELESSNESS, YOU ARE THE PROBLEM! THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX IS BROKEN AND NOT WORKING FOR AMERICAN TAXPAYERS Veteran Housing Corp would ask every TAXPAYER to demand and get answers from their elected and appointed government officials the below questions as they relate to any affordable, workforce, or supportive housing project in your community! 1. How much local, state, and federal funding, tax credits, or other government benefits or incentives did the project receive? 2. What is the affordability period for each project? Is the affordability period permanent and in perpetuity? 3. What guarantees exist have your local, state, and federal government officials obtained in writing that rents will not go up or that tenants will not be displaced or evicted after the "affordability period expires? Every local, state, and federal housing authority and affordable or workforce housing stakeholder should adopt the State of Vermont's "permanent affordability" policy as a model for all future government funded or subsidized housing projects or developments, no exceptions! https://lnkd.in/eFEUC8c8 Additionally, local, state and federal housing agencies should look to the Helsinki, FINLAND MODEL of ending homelessness by providing affordable housing for all 'It’s a miracle': Helsinki's radical solution to homelessness https://lnkd.in/er9HZSQU Even the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development AGREES THAT adopting FINLAND'S MODEL OF ERADICATING HOMELESSNESS may be of great value to resolving the affordable housing and homelessness crises in America https://lnkd.in/gkSZWYRU

Poignant article about #economicabuse in the Guardian Australia today. The abusive tactics the author describes mirrors those experienced by victim/survivors in the UK. It is crucial for all services and professionals to know and really understand that abuse does not end when the relationship ends. In fact, #financialabuse and #economicabuse often escalate at the point of separation and can continue for decades. As the author states: "The noose around my neck is now strangling me and there is no one to catch me." We need to think about financial safety nets post-separation and how to eradicate further abuse by ex-partners and institutions. If you or someone you are supporting is experiencing economic abuse post-separation, you van download a copy of the Post-Separation Economic Abuse Wheel from my website and share it with other relevant people/ services. Download here: https://lnkd.in/gWFxHci7

Victims of coercive control, domestic, family and sexual violence should not have to pay ANYONE for their safety. This is extortion! In Australia the DV industry is unregulated and this exploitation happens often to victims of DV there’s so many vultures that offer supports then charge victims of DV. Shonky and disgusting. They have no qualifications, some say they’re lived experience and now coaching victims through family court or to help with police. Their DV businesses proudly discussing their “brand” and peddling their image to raise their public profile. How many victim survivors are being harmed in this all too often ego rather than mission driven space? How many in the DV industry are seeking awards, new ball gowns and throwing lavish fundraisers with no real and practical benefit to victim survivors? Victim survivors know the charities and activists worth their weight in gold (too few in my experience) and unfortunately how very many are not providing any practical benefit whatsoever. We have all been on the referral roundabout! But there’s no oversight, just like in the police industry and the family law industry. How about giving all the funding the fundraiser money straight to victims to pay their mortgages so the perpetrators can’t make them homeless or for appropriate legal support (of which there is absolutely zero) or for mental health medical bills. No one should have to pay for their safety. If anyone asks you to pay them money to navigate a shonky system then that is a huge red flag 🚩 and proof of their willingness to steal from the vulnerable. Charlatans beware. We are out to hold all who exploit and harm victims accountable! Imagine charging a fortune because of such an horrendous system that doesn’t work in order for these kinds of vultures to swoop in. Many family lawyers utilise the same shonky lack of accountability every single day. The term family law is an oxymoron. Hopefully soon the general public will become aware of the crooked people profiting from abuse in the DV industry. Imagine how many money making opportunities would be lost and how many DV businesses, including the family court, would fail if perpetrators were actually held accountable. Men harm women and children and other men because they can, because the unethical make money from male violence.

Some people suffer abuse from the family member they are caring for. It may pre-date their caring role, or caring can increase domestic abuse. It's complex. But there are signs to look out for. The person being cared for may: - Be abusive, aggressive and/or use threatening/intimidating behaviour. - Reject help and support from outside, limiting or not allowing for breaks. - Refuse to be left alone during the day or night. - Has financial control e.g. over property and living arrangements. - Seeks to 'punish' because they are angry about their situation. - Manipulates their carer emotionally. It's not often talked about, which is why these carers can face additional barriers to disclosure and support. This #CarersWeek let's help them get the support they need from the Kent and Medway support services. Emergency: call 999 (BLS - www.999bsl.co.uk app) Non-emergency: Call 0808 16 89 111 www.signlive.co.uk - search Victim Support Live chat: www.victimsupport.org.uk https://lnkd.in/gb7tFPW #KnowSeeSpeakOut #EndDomesticAbuse #DomesticAbuseSupport #YouAreNotAlone

HOMELESS PEOPLE/ THE KILLING OF MR. JORDAN The killing of Mr. Jordan speaks to a bigger problem in society as it pertains to homeless people. Someone being homeless is not or should not be a crime. Just because someone is homeless does not mean that they are criminals or bad people. In fact, on any given night there are over 650,000 thousand people in America who are homeless on the streets of America. Of that number, over one hundred thousand children are homeless. People are homeless for various reasons. Like with the late Mr. Jordan, he was likely homeless as a result of mental illness. People can't help mental illness. It is a sickness. People become homeless for economic reasons. In fact, fifty nine percent of Americans are one paycheck away from being homeless. As a society, we must stop demonizing, criminalizing and dehumanizing homeless people. There are people who are referring to the man who choked the late Mr. Jordan as a hero. We live in a sick society when someone is heralded as a hero for choking to death a homeless man who was hungry, homeless and mentally ill. Peace