ECHR

Among the  me​mories from my graduate course studying social work is the seminar where we discussed the need to support specially clients who had been disadvantaged earlier in life in order to meet their Human Rights. 30 years later, I found myself in a situation where I had to defend myself against a Psych. Consultant when I felt that his statement had to be disclosed as a safeguarding matter (concerning a mental health patient), He had said: "I have known the family for 20 years and that (sexual abuse of the person by her father) has long been a suspicion. At one point (she) threw herself down a flight of stairs. This was seen by some as due to the father kissing her more in a boyfriend-girlfriend kind of manner. The allegation was put to him but denied. And Social Services did not take it any further." He threatened me with a management response if I did disclose this. It followed 3 days later. Fast forward 5 years, and this June a Judge said he "preferred the evidence given by the Defendant (the NHS Trust, in my claim for damages after the management response).