IPAN, the International Parent Advocacy Network, works to increase the influence of parents in child welfare/protection decision making
International - New York based
Joined November 2019
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IPAN - promoting parent advocacy around the globe apolitical.co/solution_artic… via @apoliticalco
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It was great to meet you Tamsin
Brilliant to learn more about and meet the people behind @PFAN_UK this morning. Excited to develop my allyship for parents with social work involvement in maternity services 🙌
PFAN point to impact on adoptions caused by government speeding of adoptions during pandemic
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Read PAR's open letter to Nicola Sturgeon about contact with children in care in Scotland. PRT parparentsadvocacyrights.com…
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I fell pregnant at 15 by a man who was 13 years older then me.
No one questioned who he was nor his age.
I was looked down on as a young mum and not provided with important information regarding my pregnancy/labour.
No one cared that I had been groomed because #IWasBlamed
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Hey Twitter
Have a read of this thought provoking blog by @DianaSkelton @ATDFourthWorld on current issues for parents. @PFAN_UK will be hosting blogs each week by @Andy_Bilson @familygroupmeet @BeccaDove2 @ATDFourthWorld and me, so take a look @AnnaGupta2 pfan.uk/parenting-in-poverty… – at Wales, United Kingdom
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NYC Administration for Children’s Services issued guidelines recognizing potential for permanent psychological harm if children are unable to see their parents/siblings, esp. during a crisis, & call for continued in-person visits in lower risk cases, based on public health info.
Important reading on COVID-19's halting of family visits for child-welfare system entangled families. citylimits.org/2020/03/30/co… via @citylimitsnews
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We're proposing the creation of a safe space for families to visit. We have spoken to a north end community space about this possibility!
We would maintain the space and take responsibility for ensuring it’s sanitized & physical distancing is followed. aptnnews.ca/2020/03/27/manit…
Privatising children's homes is 'playing into the hands of abusers'
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How is your relationship with your #adoptive brother or sister? Heartfelt thanks to everyone who voted in this poll. Results:
30% happy
23% complicated
47% little/no relationship
#adoptee #foreverfamily
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Support for birth families is shockingly bad and, as I’ve said before, we should be ashamed as a country of how we look after them both pre & post losing their children.
Adoptive parents please step up and advocate for birth parents, your children are paying close attention.
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We are in conversation with folks from @IPAN2019 to connect our parent advocacy work to our relatives internationally! More details coming soon!
parentadvocacy.net – at Winnipeg, Manitoba
A brilliant article showing the pain mothers experience and the need for parent advocacy
Child removal as the gateway to further adversity: Birth mother accounts. Karen Broadhurst, Claire Mason @rightsofwomen @MAFTC @JanetBoddy @MorrissLisa @Tweets_ALC @NuffieldFound journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…
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Such a wonderful idea. BEAM has a tree in our local park dedicated to our children. The mums all raised the money for it. It is such a beautiful tribute to their children. No one plants a tree without hope. #forcedadoption #amumslove #neverforgotten
The “Forget Me Not Garden” will be the first permanent garden in England dedicated to parents and wider family members affected by adoption. It is a place to remember children lost to adoption pac-uk.org/the-forget-me-not…
