Allison Brogan
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@AllisonBrogan
Nurse for Care Experienced Children, NHS Lothian.Passionate about improving heallth outcomes for this exceptional group of young people. All views are my own.
1/2 When I talk about justice, I often speak about big, complicated things and large numbers of people – it can be overwhelming. I see people taking a deep breath and I can almost hear them thinking that it seems too big to change. scotsman.com/news/opinion/c…
You meet a 5yo. His parents have transmitted their trauma on to him through no fault or their own. There is addiction & domestic violence in the home. You feel sorry for the young lad. You want him to be safe. 11 year later you want to lock him up and throw away the key.
“I didn’t think this life was possible” says a young man from Glasgow whose early experience was poverty, violence and addiction. “My earliest memory was fear”. Now giving an eloquent and powerful presentation to @SACCHScotland as a proud father and #HumanRightsDefender.
