Michelle Wright

Midwife. Mother of boys. Survivor. Raising awareness of childhood sexual trauma within Maternity Care and parenting as a survivor.

[Victims' Commissioner for England & Wales @VictimsComm]

In Parliament, @MsAlisonHume raised concerns about how family courts handle child sexual abuse allegations.

I continue to hear the same - with children placed in unsafe arrangements.

Addressing this - and ensuring children’s safety is prioritised - will be key focus of my work.

[Susanna Rustin @SusannaRustin]

https://t.co/XD8QRtYpLO

[Susanna Rustin @SusannaRustin]

Domestic abuse incidents growing fastest in 16-19 age group and police think violent pornography is one of causes (link next)

[Biddy Mafia @SarahCactus1]

@fionagoddarduk @DollyScoobs ❤️

[Michelle Wright @MichelleWrightz]

Addiction is medication for emotional pain - no one chooses to have an addiction. No one chooses this kind of emotional pain that harms so much that people feel the only way to cope is addiction. Please be kind and think deeper. Connection can heal ❤️

[Kitty GaL 🇮🇪 @KittyGa76191004]

@piersmorgan My two women of the year,
1) Virgina Guiffre (RIP) and
2) Gisèle Pelicot
What is common with them? Male entitlement and abuse of women.
What is common with Glamour Magazine? Male entitlement and abuse of womanhood.

[Michelle Wright @MichelleWrightz]

@CalMac_Updates Any idea if sailing will be on about 16.30 today please? Or will this be last min notice. Any predictions at the moment? Many thanks

[Dr Jay Watts @Shrink_at_Large]

The NHS is failing survivors of abuse and violence. Me arguing for #TraumaInformedCare in the Independent: https://t.co/G3Xyodaf3R

[Dr. Jessica Taylor @DrJessTaylor]

A trauma-informed approach to understanding human distress is a way we can explore the trauma responses without medicalising the person. Instead of seeing the trauma responses as mental illnesses, symptoms, disorders and abnormal behaviours, a trauma informed approach sees the trauma responses as normal, rational, natural, valid, and purposeful.

Therefore, the trauma-informed approach to understanding ourselves opposes the medical model of mental health. Instead, the trauma-informed approach draws on an anti-pathology, social model of ‘mental health’, which argues that we should look at the context, environment and situations to explore trauma responses and coping mechanisms. The trauma-informed approach is anti-pathologisation, anti-diagnosis, anti-labelling, anti-blaming and anti-stigma.

It is not 'what is wrong with you?'

It is 'what happened to you?’ and more commonly, I’ve found it to be, ‘what did someone do to you?'

[Dr. Jessica Taylor @DrJessTaylor]

We have a serious practice issue in the UK whereby everyone has ‘adopted’ trauma informed working but only a handful of people actually know what that means and what it entails.

For example, lots of people think trauma informed work is compatible with psychiatry. It’s not.

[Alan Simpson 💙 @cityalan]

Very readable blog on this scoping review on trauma-informed approaches to care in several mental healthcare settings:

[Dr Karen Treisman, MBE, Clinical Psychologist @dr_treisman]

Emails about please can we have training in “trauma informed” practice. Some things to be mindful of. By no means exhaustive or prescriptive. Trauma informed is so often used as a buzz word, a tick box, and a checklist.

[Dr. Jessica Taylor @DrJessTaylor]

I’ve spent the last two days teaching a brilliant group of police about misogyny, oppression, trauma and APTI policing.

Police forces are being encouraged to move towards trauma informed policing, but many of them don’t really even know what that would mean - and how we would have to cause complete systemic overhaul to achieve a trauma-informed approach to victims, witnesses, suspects - and the officers themselves.

One of the arguments I often make is that it is brilliant that we are moving towards anti-pathology, trauma-informed policing in the UK, but can we really claim we are doing this if we are not looking after our officers? If they are all burned out, traumatised and distressed?

Shouldn’t trauma-informed culture change begin with the workforce, and aren’t we told to put the oxygen mask on ourselves before attempting to help others?

How can police officers be trauma-informed when they are so traumatised themselves, and no one looks after them?

It’s such a privilege to be leading so many forces in their reflection on these issues.

[Michelle Wright @MichelleWrightz]

@_Ammo82 @EmmaSzewczak The reoffending rates are increased through this link! Don’t know where your getting your info from that it’s the lowest when all sex offences have an INCREASE in offences!
https://t.co/AELlDdNi4m

[Michelle Wright @MichelleWrightz]

@GMB @RobbieRinder @kategarraway @IainDale @Jacqui_Smith1 @kategarraway Kate keeps taking over people. Very uncomfortable. Same as yesterday. I like Kate but it’s like the Kate show. Please let others speak. It’s obvious co-presenters find it difficult when presenting with Kate!

[Michelle Wright @MichelleWrightz]

@GMB That interview was embarrassing. Presenters talking over each other!

[Michelle Wright @MichelleWrightz]

Just to remind some people
- many survivors do not report to police due to how horrific they are treated
- not proven does not mean it didn’t happen
- just because someone is nice and going good things now, doesn’t mean they didn’t do bad things in the past
#thisiswhywedontreport

[Michelle Wright @MichelleWrightz]

If you or anyone you know has been sexually assaulted, pls contact your nearest SARCS(sexual assault ref centre)You don’t need to report to the police. SARCS can listen and take all info &evidence in a trauma informed compassionate way &store away (2yr)until you decide/are ready.

[Scottish Government Marketing Campaigns @ScoGovMarketing]

This week, we launched an important campaign to raise awareness of SARCS, a dedicated NHS Scotland sexual assault service which offers healthcare and support after an assault, if people aren’t ready to go to the police.

Running across digital and outdoor channels.

#TurntoSARCS

[Ellie Wilson @ellieokwilson]

Women who report rape deserve our support, admiration, and praise. Instead they’re disbelieved, belittled, and ostracised. They’re subjected to a dehumanising criminal justice system that chews them up and spits them out. And yet we still ask, why didn’t she come forward?