When Charity Goes Wrong, Ep. 3: Mermaids

<p><em>This episode contains a reference to suicide in the first two minutes.</em></p><p>In November 2022, the transgender youth support charity Mermaids was in crisis. Caught up in a media storm over its chest binder service, compounded by internal governance and culture failings, a statutory inquiry was launched.</p><p>In the third and final episode of When Charity Goes Wrong, Lucinda Rouse hears from Lauren Stoner, chief executive of Mermaids, about the impact of the 23-month inquiry into the charity.</p><p>Mermaids service users Taylor and Oakley describe the realities of growing up as trans young people in a small town and the value to them of the charity’s youth advocacy network, Mango.</p><p>Shivaji Shiva, a partner at the law firm VWV, considers the side-effects of being under a regulatory inquiry and the specific challenges encountered by charities working in polarising cause areas.&nbsp;</p><p>And the Charity Commission’s chief executive, David Holdsworth, outlines the role of the regulator when two charities are pitted against each other.</p><br><p><strong>Written and presented by:</strong> Lucinda Rouse</p><p><strong>Producer:</strong> Nav Pal</p><p><strong>Executive producer:</strong> Ollie Peart</p><p><strong>Art director:</strong> David Robinson</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>