Reading Questions The Silent Cry

Reading Questions The Silent Cry As a foster carer, does Cathy have a greater responsibility to look out for others – even if she doesn’t know them well? If you were in Cathy’s position, with equally pressing demands on your time, would you have acted differently? The social services are often vilified. Do you think books like this one help to give a more positive insight into the supportive role the foster carer plays in the system? Does this book make you think we need to have a more open discussion about mental health? Specifically about the line between baby blues, post-natal depression and post-natal psychosis? Given Laura’s history (her mother also suffered from post-natal psychosis), should she have been given more support by the welfare system following the birth? Laura clearly needed help, but her husband and mother-in-law fought to contain it – potentially threatening her and baby Liam’s lives. Why do you think here is such a stigma associated to post-natal depression and mental health issues in general?