Pause and Listen
Pause and Listen aims to provide a platform for women who no longer have children in their care, to share their stories and experiences. In each episode, we talk about an issue that affects their lives. We will be joined by women with lived experience, professionals and sector experts to discuss the issues they face, reflect on their experience, and think about how we can work together to make things better.
*Trigger warning* podcast episodes discuss issues which may cause distress to some, including domestic abuse and mental health issues.
Pause is a national charity working with women who've had - or are at risk of having - their children removed from their care.
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Pause and Listen
Interview with Josh MacAlister
This episode of Pause and Listen is all about the Care Review: the independent review of children’s social care in England. We are joined by Josh MacAlister @JoshMacAlister, who is leading the review. Josh is a former schoolteacher and founder of the charity Frontline.
Earlier this year, Pause submitted our recommendations to the Care Review, with a focus on how we can better support the women whose children have been removed. Our key recommendations focus on:
1. Consistency, stability and communication
2. Institutional learning
3. Trauma-informed support
4. Data and regulation
Hosted by Clare Laxton. Follow @LadyLaxton
Produced by Fi Gilligan
Music by Ben Jacob
Editing by Will Jacob
To find out more about Pause, visit: www.pause.org.uk