Not at all. Certainly not keen (keen seems an emotive word to use) ! I used that as just an example. I wondered also if the mother was under MH services and it was possibly a failure there - the world was in turmoil and I can understand how it could have spun someone of their axis. Again, not excusing at all, but I feel like there is something off about the reporting. It’s so easy to label this woman as evil. She may well be, but there is also a possibility that other things were at play,I don’t feel that we have the full facts.
There are days were I should think my children’s birth parents must have been terrible people, and I should hate them, given the things my children have witnessed, the neglect they faced. But there were many other factors at play. I just think it’s important to look for any extenuating circumstances that may have contributed, understand those so we can stop it happening again.
I’m sure many social workers are doing an amazing job, I’m sure MH workers are doing an amazing hob, but the post adoption support for us definitely dried up after Covid - much like any other public service. I’m not blaming SS or MH services or the amazing people that work within, I’m blaming funding and the will of government - whether that was a factor here remains to be seen.
If you work within SS, MH services or the NHS - I doubt that you don’t have your own criticisms or suggestions of where improvements could be made.