SleepyCattenAnne Health -- a non-for-profit gender-affirming healthcare company, co-founded by ex-Mermaids CEO Susie Green -- has created a guide entitled:
Families of Trans Children Are Being Reported to Social Services: What to Do If It Happens to You
We highly recommend reading the entire article, but if you want some of the key takeaways, here are some key takeaways they've created on a social media post elsewhere:
Don't panic, it's not a crime.
Supporting your child with gender-affirming care (even private or international) is lawful. NHS guidance is not legally binding.
Read the legal guide from Good Law Project.
It confirms: social workers must act proportionately, puberty blockers do not meet the legal threshold for harm, and informed parental care is respected by courts.
Remember your rights — and that you're not alone.
In every supported case so far, social services took no further action. Legal care decisions made by loving parents are not abuse.
This is the Good Law Project legal guide they link to:
Navigating intervention by Children’s Social Work Services
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Families of Trans Children Are Being Reported to Social Services: What to Do If It Happens to You — Anne - trans+ gender affirming healthcare
In recent months, we've seen a disturbing rise in families being referred to social services simply for supporting their trans children's access to legal, gender-affirming healthcare. These families are navigating a system that often claims to act in children's best interests, but instead leaves par
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