07 Dec, 2021
Thursday 7th December, 2021
The Centre for Justice Innovation awarded the Nick Crichton Award for Family Justice for 2021 to For Baby’s Sake, the programme created by The For Baby’s Sake Trust to break cycles of domestic abuse and give babies the best start in life.
The Centre for Justice Innovation puts practitioners and evidence at the heart of its work for a fairer and more effective justice system, which it believes should be focused on solving the issues that drive crime and social harm.
Its Award for Family Justice, judged by an expert panel, is made in the name of Nick Crichton who was one of the most influential family judges of his generation and the pioneer of specialist Family Drug and Alcohol Courts (FDACs).
The expert judging panel has chosen For Baby’s Sake as the 2021 winner of the Nick Crichton Award for Family Justice. The award was announced on 7 December 2021.
Amanda McIntyre, CEO of The For Baby’s Sake Trust, said, ‘we are honoured that the Centre for Justice Innovation has chosen For Baby’s Sake as the 2021 winner of the Nick Crichton Award for Family Justice. Domestic abuse devastates families, as those working in family courts and criminal courts know only too well. The Nick Crichton Award for Family Justice is a wonderful testament to For Baby’s Sake, which takes a unique, evidence-based approach to empowering parents to break cycles of domestic abuse and give their baby the best start in life.’
For Baby’s Sake is included within the Centre for Justice Innovation’s map of innovation and the briefing can be found here: https://justiceinnovation.org/project/babys-sake
