Bereaved children left out in plan to tackle violence against women, charity claims

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The Independent solicits donations to fund on-the-ground reporting across issues such as reproductive rights, climate change and Big Tech while keeping reporting free of paywalls for all readers. The outlet emphasizes the need for reporters to parse facts from messaging and says donations enable journalists to speak to both sides of stories. A government 1 billion-backed strategy to tackle violence against women and girls aims to prevent violence, crack down on abusers and support victims. Families bereaved by domestic homicide say the strategy lacks any clear plan to support children and carers. Diana Parkes, who founded The Joanna Simpson Foundation after her daughter's 2010 killing, calls the omission unacceptable.

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