What Happens When a Child Is Abused?

Britain now removes more children from their parents than ever before. Is it possible to mend broken families? Polly Curtis, journalist and author of Behind Closed Doors, talks to Ros Taylor about complex factors that lead to families being split up, how the system fails both mothers and fathers, and what can be done to make sure it works for everyone.

• “We probably all know someone who has had a brush with the social services system.”
• “A lot of these kids don’t want to be separated, they just want their parents to change.”
• “There is going to be a new leap in transparency in the family courts, and that will open our eyes to these cases.”
• “Being told by the state you’re a failed parent is laden with the most horrific shame.”

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Presented by Ros Taylor. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. Producers: Jacob Archbold, Jelena Sofronijevic and Alex Rees. Audio production by Jade Bailey. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production

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