Yep. It is expected that details are provided and parents are informed before you make the referral unless there is very good reason not to (I.e. the children would be at increased risk). However, anonymous referrals can be made via the NSPCC. All that said, the school S, I, and T attend do great pastoral support and take safeguarding very seriously on all categories of abuse.Surely the SS call must have to have personal details etc for them to warrant actually calling them? How bizarre to then advertise the fact that this has happened to the “insta” world.
There's no shame in needing support as a parent and having that from social services, BUT I totally agree that people rarely broadcast that online because it's private, sensitive and about kids. Unless you are R, then it's a sodding money spinner. Ridiculous woman.
P.s. her poor mum needs to realise that you can never compensate a narcissist for their perceived loss/harm. I'm not suggesting she gives up on R, but she needs to keep up her honest approach with an added helping of pushing R to act like an adult and take responsibility for her own feelings rather than thinking other people control her emotions. She is not 3 ffs. Pffft.