Scally provides an overview of intimate partner violence and abuse (IPVA), highlighting women’s experiences of abuse from a gender-based violence perspective. This chapter provides context and shows how a survivor’s journey to the child contact system might develop. The chapter considers the circumstances the survivor has been living with prior to child contact, including experiences of post-separation IPVA and coercive control, as well as highlighting recent legislative changes. The chapter explains the impact of trauma on survivors, arguing for a trauma-informed child contact system. Both informal and formal support are explored, with challenges and best practice considered from the perspective of survivors. The chapter works towards goals 5 (gender equality) and 16 (peace, justice, and strong institutions) of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.