Sent Will to get some shopping and the following phone call went a bit like “I’m staring at a wall of ham” … “I have never stood here and wondered what ham I wanted” 🤣

"I just didn't even want to be Black." Louise is one of many children who was in the care system but was sent miles away from her home and her siblings - experiencing racism and isolation. She is now working to highlight the damage that out of area placements can do.

The age of consent is 16 because 16 year olds bang each other, not because it's ok to have a girlfriend in year 10 when you're 42, Clive

We are failing our most vulnerable kids. We are working within the confines of two broken systems that are no longer fit for purpose. Social care is no longer the voice of the child and mental health is no longer an option due to no money and no time. Im broken working in it.

Tories SMASHED in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire by-elections. (And I feel fine)

Growing a human is hard. Growing a human whilst you have the latest bug going round is just mean. I am struggling.

No young person should have this experience.

In 2021/22, NSPCC investigated 8389 calls of neglect, 6441 cases of physical abuse and 4418 case of emotional abuse. Approx 77% of these were in home settings by parents claiming to “love their child the most”.

‘We want this to be a stress free time’ says the consultants/midwives whilst telling me 4 different things, making me worry something is wrong and making me wait 4 hours for someone to hand me a 9 page leaflet that doesn’t even apply to me and answers nothing 🤦🏽‍♀️

Parents and carers, it’s #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek. We want you to know that you can call us for free on 0808 802 5544 if you need support with looking after your child’s mental health. Our Parents Helpline is open from 09:30am – 4pm, Monday – Friday. Our advisers will listen

If you're unable to call us, you can chat to us online too. When we’re closed, you can still leave us a message in the chat. We’ll reply to you by email in 3-5 working days. Find out more here on our website. youngminds.org.uk/parent/parents…

The Government has chosen to waste another opportunity to save lives today. Local suicide prevention funding hasn’t been renewed like we hoped it would, meaning funding that so many communities in England depend on will completely run out at the end of this month #Budget2024🧵

The fucking audacity of the lady loudly tutting at me when buying formula today, I hate the judgement that comes with motherhood

This one hurts

I really don’t give a toss if someone can’t afford private school fees + 20%. There are parents who can’t afford to buy their children shoes. Let’s focus on them. #BattleForNumber10

Lady with wavy hair, "I'm sat here and I'm baffled that you (Andrew Mitchell) can talk about serious youth violence as if your party is not directly responsible for services being stripped to their bones" "Grassroots organisations are on their knees. They're supporting

Still applies.. Sadly.

Help! So I’ve been invited to interview regarding my research PHD application but no idea what they’re going to ask, what to expect? 🤯

Working with kids you realise how normalised violence has become, how casual it is to carry weapons. It shows the lack of priority when it comes to youth support/prevention work. Communities are suffering, kid are suffering and then things like this are happening more and more‼️