Promote anti-racism and anti-discriminatory practices within the family justice system.
Amplify the voices of children and families who have lived experience of the family justice system, with a particular emphasis on those who have been negatively impacted by racism and discrimination in the family justice system.
Support change through meaningful action.
Empower all those involved in the family justice system to defend the rights of children and families experiencing racism and discrimination.
Engage people with lived experience of racism within family justice to participate in the Network.
Foster a workforce that is supported and trained to be child-centred and trauma-informed.
Identify and challenge policies, behaviours, and beliefs that perpetuate racist ideas and practices, to help ensure that the family justice system operates with anti-racist and non-discriminatory principles at both individual and institutional levels. RJFN seeks to drive systemic change by uniting a coalition of actors across the family justice system, expanding its geographical impact, fostering shared learning, encouraging active participation, and drawing insights from existing initiatives.
Leveraging the latest research and evidence-informed practices, RJFN highlights how racism constrains opportunities for some children and families within the family justice system. We equip stakeholders with the knowledge, values, and skills necessary to drive transformative change. RJFN consistently raises awareness of racism's scope and effects, standing in solidarity with Black, Global Majority, and other minoritised ethnic children, families, and professionals, to promote a more equitable approach to family justice.
Facilitates training and events that embed anti-racist practices within family justice and produces evidence on the practical application of anti-racism. It also provides a forum for member organisations to work collaboratively, share information and best practices, identify common areas of interest or concern, explore ideas, discuss priorities, and pinpoint specific issues requiring collective action (where this is likely to achieve more than doing so separately).
Supports key stakeholders and professional development leads with strategies to assess, plan, implement, monitor, and review anti-racism action plans. RJFN helps organisations examine their commitment to anti-racist practices and empowers all family justice participants to approach court processes and evidence evaluation from an anti-racist perspective.
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