Lisa Harker: 'Remote family court hearings are not just or humane'

The head of the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory on how parents and children are being failed during the coronavirus crisis

“As soon as the [coronavirus] crisis hit, we realised that this basic human need to connect with people we cared about was likely to be affected by restrictions,” says Lisa Harker, director of the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory, which aims to improve the evidence for decision-making in the family justice system.

“The abrupt halt to face-to-face time with their families overnight will have had an immense psychological impact on vulnerable children,” she adds.

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from Children | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2AyGZAx