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Katharine Sacks-Jones, Director of Agenda, responds to the Lammy Review, informed by our recent report into BAME women’s experiences of the criminal justice system, Double Disadvantage.

Mapping the Maze is a new report aiming to map service provision for women facing homelessness, substance misuse, poor mental health, offending and complex needs.

Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) women face a "double disadvantage" in the criminal justice system, according to a new report.

Vulnerable women and girls are being repeatedly restrained in the face-down position in mental health units, according to new figures from Agenda.

Liz Hogarth, Agenda steering group member, discusses the Corston Review and the urgent need to realise the original Corston vision for ‘women at risk’.

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Katharine Sacks-Jones calls for urgent support for women who have suffered violence and abuse.

Women suffer disproportionately from mental ill-health, and that has a wider impact on women’s lives. Katharine Sacks-Jones, Director of Agenda, explores this impact.

A report released today by Agenda shows that one in seven of all women in poverty (14%) have faced the most extensive violence and abuse, more than twice the rate for women not in poverty (6%).

Sophie Corlett, Director of External Relations at Mind, discusses the service Drayton Park Women’s Crisis House in North London and the importance of gender-specific mental health services.

Mental health services across England are not adequately considering the needs of female mental health patients, according to the results of a Freedom of Information request released by Agenda today.