Care Visions Talks

About Care Visions Talks

Care Visions Talks Care Visions Talks is a podcast series that brings together voices from across care, education, health and community support to explore what it really means to care — and to be cared for. The series includes two strands: Care Visions Family Talk has two hosts: Dr Linda de Caestecker and Lucy Johnston. Dr Linda de Caestecker, former Director of Public Health and experienced paediatrician, leads warm, accessible conversations designed for parents, carers and families. Her episodes cover topics such as childhood trauma, fostering, resilience, separation and mental health, with expert guests offering practical guidance and compassionate insight. Lucy Johnston is an award-winning journalist and broadcaster with a long-standing commitment to social affairs, health, and children’s welfare. In her episodes, she shares powerful stories about young people in care and explores the systems that shape their lives. With a background in investigative reporting, Lucy began her career at The Big Issue before moving to The Observer and later The Sunday Express, where she is Health and Social Affairs Editor. Her work has exposed neglect in care homes, failures in mental health services, and injustices faced by vulnerable children and families. Care Visions Professional Talk is hosted by Humphrey Hawksley, award-winning author, broadcaster and former BBC foreign correspondent. These in-depth episodes are created for those working in or studying social care, health, education and related fields. Guests include thought leaders, researchers and practitioners discussing the emotional realities, challenges and evolving practices in work with children, young people and families. Whether you're a parent, a professional, or someone passionate about care and community, Care Visions Talks offers space to listen, reflect and learn.

Publisher

Care Visions

Category

kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Jun 2025

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

49 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Kinship Care, Family Support & Early Intervention | Bobby Dean | Care Visions Professional Talk

   What happens when a young person can no longer live with their parents and someone within their wider family steps in? Bobby Dean shares his own experience of going to live with his grandparents as a teenager and the stability they gave him at a difficult point in his life. Years later, Bobby discovered there was a name for what his grandparents had done: kinship care. In conversation with Humphrey Hawksley, he explores the pressures facing kinship carers, the importance of early support, and...

2. 

   23 Sept 2026

   Is Depression Really a Chemical Imbalance? | Prof Joanna Moncrieff | Care Visions Family Talk

   For decades, depression has often been explained as a chemical imbalance in the brain. Professor Joanna Moncrieff argues that the evidence simply doesn’t support that explanation. In this episode of Family Talk, Lucy Johnston speaks with Joanna about the serotonin theory of depression, what antidepressants actually do and why Joanna believes their effects may be better understood as altering or blunting emotions rather than correcting an underlying abnormality. They discuss the origins of the...

3. 

   9 Sept 2026

   What Children in Care Really Need - Mirela Zoltan on Trauma, Trust & Belonging | Care Visions Professional Talk

   Mirela Zoltan spent the first three years of her life in an orphanage in Romania before being adopted and taken to the United States. What followed was a childhood marked by disrupted relationships and repeated moves through adoptive, foster and residential settings. Mirela was frequently seen as a child with challenging behaviour. Looking back, however, she describes something much simpler underneath it: she wanted to be loved, wanted and listened to. She needed connection and a sense of bel...

Who has been a guest on Care Visions Talks

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Helen Minnis
• Professor Harrie
• John Whitwell
• Lyndsay McDade
• Sue Atkins

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

11,563

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 62 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

95

Social presence

0

YouTube

72

Engagement

0

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