Hi there. I'd appreciate any advice. I've name changed so as to avoid any linking in real life.
Basically we have recently found out that a young relative of mine is at risk of being put into care :(
The details I have are sketchy and I don't know how this works. There has been some sort of hearing/meeting but the child is still with the mum at present I believe though am not 100% sure.
No one else in our family would step up. And I honestly don't know if we can either but we want to find out more about the options.
Who would we contact? The social worker I guess but how? I know the mums name and address obviously, and the child's name and dob. Do I just ring their LA (it's a different one to us)- what team would I ask for? And what on earth do I say??
I am worried that obviously the mum knows where we live. If she is unstable and unhappy about her child being taken into care this could present problems and I have children already to think of.
Any experience, advice, anything really would be desperately gratefully received. Thank you