Family Drug and Alcohol Courts, Sandi Toksvig, Allison Schroeder

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture

4.1 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2017

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

We discuss the future of Family Drug and Alcohol Courts in the UK. They try and find solutions for parents who have addictions and are at risk of losing their children. But despite some success it seems funding for the scheme is under threat. Jane is joined by Sophie Kershaw, Co-Director of the Family Drug and Alcohol National Unit, and Rosie, a mother who's managed to keep her third child with her because of these courts, despite losing two already.

We speak to Allison Schroeder, screenwriter of Hidden Figures. It's a new film about a trio of African-American women who did the maths behind a voyage around the earth in the early days of the Space Race. She talks about this unknown and inspirational story, as well as her own personal connections to NASA.

TV and radio all-rounder, Sandi Toksvig, talks to Jane about her new play called Silver Lining, as well as family life, her plans for when she's older and making the world a fairer and more equal place for women.

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0:00.0	Hello this is Jane Garvey. Thank you for downloading Monday morning's edition of the Women's
0:04.2	Our Podcast and here we go with the program Broadcast Live on Monday the 13th of February 2017.
0:11.2	Good morning. Welcome to the program. Today how the family drug and alcohol courts
0:16.2	have helped this woman keep her child. It feels relaxed and calm. It just
0:22.0	feels like as if you're going to have a general meeting with people
0:27.3	that are there that are concerned for you and your child.
0:35.0	If you know nothing about the family drug and alcohol courts, I urge you to keep listening to
0:41.0	begin to understand quite what they offer women and their children.
0:45.2	Sandy Toxvig is on the program as well today and we have the screenwriter behind the brilliant new film
0:51.6	Hidden Figures.
0:52.6	This is the stories of the African American women
0:55.7	who worked for NASA in the 1960s.
0:58.8	And the screenwriter in question is Allison Schroeder.
1:02.0	She'd been nominated for an Oscar and
1:03.6	her mom is so proud that she's planted a large sign in the family front garden
1:08.1	that says quite simply Allison nominated for Oscar. Now that is how you do it. So keep your thoughts coming and
1:15.5	keep interacting with us this morning on Twitter at BBC Woman's Our
1:18.8	Instagram. We want you to follow us there as well, loads of brilliant behind the scenes pictures and
1:24.0	activity at BBC Woman's is where you go on Instagram and of course you can email us via the
1:29.5	website. Now you might well know by now that Russia has decriminalised some forms of domestic
1:36.0	violence. So-called moderate violence within families is now a civil and not a
1:41.6	criminal offense. Punishments are more lenient. If you beat a partner or a child,
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