Tay Does Life With Fatima Whitbread - Care Leaver, Olympic Medallist, MBE and Action for Children Ambassador Talks The Care System (FOSTER CARE AWARENESS)

TRIGGER WARNING - MENTAL HEALTH, PHYSICAL HEALTH,SEXUAL VIOLENCE, ABUSE, ASSAULT, FOSTER CARE

Summary - Fatima Whitbread is a former javelin World Champion, Double Olympian, Former World Record Holder and Care Leaver. In this episode Fatima and I talk about the ins and out of her foster care journey, Fatima was abandoned by her mother as a baby and spent her first 14 years in care homes. She faced neglect, physical and sexual abuse. Whilst in her mid-teens she finally found her forever home. Now, Fatima works hard to ensure she is making change for the next gen of care experienced young people,

Name - Fatima Whitbread

How We Met - Fatima and I are social media friends who want to make change for the next gen of care experienced people.

Awareness - Foster Care

Fatima's Socials

• Fatima's Insta Link - https://www.instagram.com/fatima.whitbread/
• Fatima's Insta Handle - @fatima.whitbread
• Fatima's UK Campaign - https://www.fatimascampaign.com/

Tayler's Socials

• Insta Link - https://www.instagram.com/tay_does_life_podcast/
• Insta Handle - @tay_does_life_podcast
• LinkTree (All Links) - https://linktr.ee/taydoeslife
• 6% Documentary - https://youtu.be/WLiqHQ9wCDs?si=nnxfFDdwTpQqa0vM

Mental Health Support Numbers

• Samaritan Phone - 116 123 or Email jo@samaritans.org You can also call the Samaritans Welsh Language Line on 0808 164 0123 (7pm–11pm every day).
• National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK Phone - 0800 689 5652 (6pm to midnight every day).
• Nightline. If you're a student, you can look on the Nightline website to see if your university or college offers a night-time listening service. Nightline phone operators are all students too.
• MORE LINKS HERE