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Anonymous experience – Kirklees Metropolitan Council

October 22, 2026

Anonymous contributor · Young person experience

Council or local authority

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Main issues

  • Information sharing or data protection
  • Professional conduct
  • Support or reunification

What happened

I asked for support and was told if I went through social services it would get expedited. All I got was months of hell.

How it felt

Suicidal

What adults should understand

When a woman asks for support it is not a weakness and she she shouldn’t feel demonised for it .