Between March 2020 and June 2021, Black women were 14% less likely to be referred to Refuge for support by police than white survivors of domestic abuse.
Obviously, this poses a problem for Black survivors.
After reporting her experience of abuse, Erica was told to leave the station and file her report online, because of the restrictions of the pandemic. During this time, having not been referred to any specialist domestic abuse services, Erica says she spiralled into a period of depression. ‘When we look at why Black women are less likely to be referred to specialist services by police, it can be very misleading for it to be depicted that there is an abundance of specialist services that the police aren’t utilising,’ she says.‘Specialist services are few and far between, and the ones that do exist are underfunded, at over-capacity and not necessarily undeserving of critique.’
‘I was determined to make sure that no one experiences that sort of pain again,’ she says. ‘I needed to do something about it.’She got 64,000 signatures, less than the 100,000 that was needed for a debate, but the petition was still considered for discussion anyway, which Erica says was ‘amazing’ to see.
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