karen egan

Proud Mother of two beautiful babies; MA in Community Education & Professional Youth Work; Passionate & Dedicated to support Work with vulnerable families

[Future Hope Durham @futurehope_DHM]

A Pause graduate shared her reflections on the difficult journey she went through with #SocialServices and #Adoption

She has been so brave and honest with us and the love she has for her children shines through everything she does. We are so proud of the woman she is becoming💚

[Centre for Child and Family Justice Research @ChildFamJustice]

"The commitment shown by Lancashire practitioners striving to implement the HOPE boxes across the whole county is inspiring." 150 pairs of boxes packed, but most importantly new understandings and connections made through the process #GivingHOPE #HOPEbox 👉https://t.co/EeOP9ScbVe

[karen egan @kazzaj2]

@will_carver Absolutely 😊

[karen egan @kazzaj2]

@will_carver Took the lead from you last year and this one emerged from his hole in the garden too 😊

[karen egan @kazzaj2]

@caroldavismoody Wondering how the birth parents for this little boy would feel seeing their child ‘marketed’ like this. Whatever their circumstances I’m not sure they would have wanted to see the child they couldn’t have in their care ‘advertised’ on a news website.

[Beth Neil @prof_beth_neil]

👇 We urgently NEED to listen to these messages

[Research in Practice @researchIP]

Practitioners have a crucial role to play in supporting children who have experienced trauma. Our new Frontline Briefing explores what we mean by developmental trauma and its impact on children and their parents/carers. https://t.co/ilzycFACQp

[Pause @PauseOrg]

"It's a vicious circle... I don't understand why they say, 'You need to do X Y Z,' and that's not available."

Expert witness assessments in care proceedings are setting women up to fail, by recommending specialist therapy that isn't accessible on the NHS.
https://t.co/KErrdLhciH

[Sounddelivery Media @sounddelivery]

Congratulations to @PauseOrg for their new podcast!

Pause & Listen amplifies the voices and experiences of women who no longer have children in their care, speaking to women, professionals, and sector experts to discuss the issues they face. 🎧

[Nuffield Family Justice Observatory @NuffieldFJO]

How can vulnerable mothers and babies be better supported to stay together, and humanely and sensitively cared for when it is not safe for them to do so?

These are the questions examined by one of our focus areas

Read more: https://t.co/zbKoM13ukz

[karen egan @kazzaj2]

Disheartening to hear the views of some professionals that promoting a relationship between adoptive parents & birth families should come with the warning that adoptive parents are relinquishing their right to anonymity!

[karen egan @kazzaj2]

@bowelbabe Your strength, bravery, beauty and everyday awesomeness has shown through in every step of your difficult journey. You truly are inspirational❤️ Sending love & strength to you gorgeous lady & to your beautiful family & friends xxxx

[karen egan @kazzaj2]

So privileged to be a part of delivering this work & supporting inspirational birth parents.

[karen egan @kazzaj2]

@will_carver @LL_running_girl Same thing happened to mine & I was so relieved when he emerged. Not been confident to hibernate him outside since but will definitely think about it now.

[Professor Dawn Mannay @dawnmannay]

New report @family_wales from @sylviah2018 @CASCADEresearch @CUSocSciRsch 📖👀 @DrAlysRees @julie_doughty @exchangewales @MorrissLisa @FamilyRightsGp also links with recent work @DrLouiseRoberts https://t.co/wds2NBr91K

[Pause @PauseOrg]

It's National Adoption Week; a week dedicated to all those impacted by adoption whose stories are often less heard #NationalAdoptionWeek [1/2]

[Pause @PauseOrg]

Pause works with women who have experienced, or are at risk of, the repeated removal of children from their care. Central to Pause's work, is ensuring that the voices and stories of the women we work with are heard. Find out more in our animation👇
https://t.co/OhmvX9HfU0 [2/2]