After the Institution...

Bernadette Fahy grew up in an orphanage in Ireland. In her adult life she has sought to help others overcome the pain and trauma of a childhood spent under institutional care. She recently visited Perth to share her insights with counsellors here.

We were delighted to welcome Bernadette to C-BERSS and to hear of her inspiring and dedicated work on behalf of all those who suffered as children in institutions not only in Ireland but throughout the UK.

Bernadette is a professional counsellor and the co-founder of the Organisation for the Healing of Institutional Abuse which provides support and advocacy to adults who have experienced institutional abuse as children.

She is also an occasional writer for the Irish Times and Irish Independent and the author of "Freedom of Angels - a personal memoir" which documents her own experiences at Goldenbridge Orphanage as a child.

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