Normality

I'm usually quite careful about blogging about the specifics of work, due to the nature of the beast/confidentiality etc, but I think it's important to acknowledge this for memory.

Today at work, just after lunch, I received a telephone call from the local police for information regarding one of our clients, due to their serious concerns around her safety after 2 different 999 calls regarding her within 20 minutes.

Much ringing around later I was able to furnish the police with some information regarding her recent experiences, her recent contacts, etc, and left them to deal with it. Eventually we get the news that an incident had occurred at her flat resulting in the arrest of three people, one for firearms offences, and a "pistol whipping" incident, but that she is neither implicated or harmed.
Now, mulling over the days events generally, it's just occurred to me that aside from worrying about the client, and checking safety for my outreach workers tonight, I really haven't thought about this in any great detail at all. It's just a mildly more eventful day than most.

The abnormal as a working normality. I'm not sure how I feel about that.