We would all be expected to reflect on the approaches taken in working with a family in trying to promote change, and in undertaking any intervention consider how we were perceived by those families with whom we worked. Gaining insight into the barriers our children and families face, particularly in our black and minority ethnic (BME) communities, surely must continue to strengthen our commitment to build services that reflect the communities we serve and deliver support that gives improved access of opportunity.
As we contrast the challenges of social distancing with the protests following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, we continue to see the evidence all around us, in both the USA and UK, of unfairness and inequality. The disproportionate number of deaths from Covid-19, the impact of poverty and the under representation in positions of leadership of BME communities can only but give challenge as to the limit of the success in us achieving a fairer society that brings equality of opportunity.
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