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Thank you @CEYSNorthumbri1 . Really appreciate the tweet.

There's still time to complete our NE KinshipCare survey. Really grateful to all responders so far. Hoping we can get even more responses. Any help circulating much appreciated @CarersWallsend @PamLGraham @Grimshaw22 @NuSocWorkComms https://t.co/PLD6MIFZmK

I need a caption for this @DonnaCarlyle8 🤔

Looking for kinship carers in the North East of England to complete a survey on their experiences. Any organisations in Hartlepool we should be sharing with @Hartlepool_Life @HpoolCouncil @HartActionLab @MikeHillMP ???

Are you a Kinship Carer (caring full time for a friend or relative’s child) living in North East England? If so, we’d like to hear about your experiences and support needs by completing our survey below. @PamLGraham #kinshipcare https://t.co/WZsEGQl5HN

Our North East Kinship Care Survey is now open. Are you a Kinship Carer (caring full time for a friend or relative’s child) living in North East England? If so, we’d like to hear about your experiences and support needs by completing our survey. https://t.co/WZsEGQl5HN

Here he is @DonnaCarlyle8. Ready to go 🤗

“These women’s names have slipped through our consciousness because there are no frames for us to see them, no frames for us to remember them, no frames for us to hold them.” #sayHERname

"The rest of the world yearns to get back to normal. For black people, normal is the very thing from which we yearn to be free." Beautiful, haunting, and true in every way. Thank you @rgay "No One Is Coming to Save Us"

Make no mistake: This is the President of the United States threatening to kill Americans. It will only get worse, and he will only drift further toward authoritarian white nationalism as the election nears. He sees it as his path to “victory.” Don’t let him be right.

My heart goes out to every parent making tough choices during this crisis but I’m genuinely struggling to understand why circumstances Dominic Cummings found himself in were exceptional, yet not the circumstances that saw 13yr old Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab die alone in hospital

I have disagreed with many (probably all) governments in my lifetime. I have never been as ashamed as I am now that this is the state of our politics, and of the attitude of the Prime Minister to the rule of law.

In response to growing need, and strains on families due to COVID-19, @NSPCC has launched a new resource with advice and support for parents. Please share this widely, available in this link - https://t.co/asNsyzd6tS #AdviceAndSupport #ProtectOurChildren

Such an important message to share. #kinshipcare

Kinship Carers anxiety about children's return to school.

.@KinshipCarePT @FamilyRightsGp report again highlights pressure on kinship carers during #Covid-19 & urgent need for Govt response. We support calls for financial support & extension of advice, practical & emotional support delivered by voluntary sector @KinshipLpool @AdfamUK

So brave of these young people and families to share their experiences.

A great online service to support the wellbeing and resilience of young people.

This 4 minute clip is worth a watch. Grandparents raising grandchildren during Coronavirus outbreak.