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A thread on #StarHobson and Social Work and #ChildProtection

On one level the public response of horror at the nature of Star’s death & apparent failures by social workers, police and medics to protect her is understandable 1/
But at a deeper level the blame & vitriol towards social workers in particular – inc some being spat at on the street - is misguided & will only make it harder to keep children safe. Highly anxious, defensive workers & systems are not conducive to effective practice 2/
Star, like Arthur, was fatally abused during the early stages of the pandemic & the reality that Covid & social distancing has made child protection harder must be faced. The research evidence for this is here. birmingham.ac.uk/schools/social… 3/
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