When What Is Excluded from Findings Disappears from Protection

In this episode of Silent Screams, Loud Strength: UNMASKING JUSTICE, Samantha Avril-Andreassen examines why the fact-finding hearing is one of the most important — and most misunderstood — stages in family proceedings.This masterclass explores how fact-finding hearings determine:what becomes legally recognised,what becomes institutionally visible,what is treated as relevant,and what may disappear from safeguarding protection altogether.The episode examines:coercive control,domestic abuse evidence,Practice Direction 12J,Article 6 rights,trauma-informed justice,participation impairment,the “no findings” trap,CAFCASS and social work reliance on findings,procedural compression,evidential continuity,and why coercive control cannot always be understood through isolated incidents alone.This episode argues that what is excluded from findings often disappears from protection — and that family justice must move toward contextual, trauma-informed and structurally integrated safeguarding.Part of the Silent Screams, Loud Strength: UNMASKING JUSTICE Masterclass Series by Samantha Avril-Andreassen.🎧 Listen to the Podcasthttps://open.spotify.com/show/34AFA18417UGbebnTGM9Mi▶️ Watch on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@sammyjoaa🌐 Read More at SAFECHAIN™ / The Directivehttps://www.safe-chain.org📖 Pre-Order Unmasking Justicehttps://www.safe-chain.org/pre-order-unmasking-justice🎭 UNMASKING JUSTICE — Masquerade Gala📍 Lainston House Hotel, Hampshire📅 30 October 2026🎟️ Reserve Tickets:https://www.safe-chain.org/gala-ticket-masquerade-gala-1Masterclass 7 explores fact-finding hearings, coercive control, PD12J, domestic abuse evidence, Article 6 rights, participation impairment and safeguarding failures in family court.Fact-Finding HearingFamily CourtFamily ProceedingsCoercive ControlDomestic AbuseDomestic Abuse EvidencePractice Direction 12JPD12JChildren Act 1989Child WelfareSafeguarding ChildrenEmotional HarmPsychological HarmArticle 6 RightsHuman Rights Act 1998Right to a Fair HearingParticipation ImpairmentMeaningful ParticipationTrauma-Informed JusticeTrauma and MemoryEvidence in Family CourtNo Findings TrapProcedural FairnessProcedural AbuseLitigation AbuseEvidential ContinuityDisclosure FailureCAFCASSSocial Work ReportsParental AlienationProtective ParentingFamily Court ReformSAFECHAINThe DirectiveUnmasking JusticeSilent Screams Loud StrengthSamantha Avril-Andreassen