Clinical Psychologist, advocating for equal access to health care for adopted people.
Belfast, UK
Joined November 2019
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Dr Chris Tennyson retweeted
Read my latest, about the lengths to which adoptees have to go to, including dna testing and buying death certificates of birth family members, to find out their family health history. #adopteehealth #adopteevoices
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Dr Chris Tennyson retweeted
The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain!
Dr Chris Tennyson retweeted
It’s not just natural to want to know your genetics - it’s essential and it’s our right.
#adopteerights #adopteevoices
Dr Chris Tennyson retweeted
The actions of a nun should be investigated for sexual abuse, and a social worker for "baby trading", as part of an upcoming public inquiry into mother and baby institutions, Magdalene Laundries and workhouses in Northern Ireland. #adoption #forcedadoption
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A report has found 'human rights abuses, degrading treatment, and forced separation of families are recurring and frequent' in survivors of 'mother and baby homes' in Northern Ireland. #adoption #forcedadoption #stolenchildren #motherandbabyhomes
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Dr Chris Tennyson retweeted
Delighted to say we’ve reached over a 1/4 of our fundraising target already 🙌🏻
Thank you so much to everyone who has donated so far 🙏🏻 There’s still plenty of time to donate and honestly every single pound is appreciated more than you know.
For anyone wondering what we’re taking on, we’ll be walking the Stairway to Heaven in Fermanagh…..a boardwalk trail at Cuilcagh Mountain. Im told it’s a challenging enough climb with unbelievable views at the top…..and it feels like such a fitting way to remember Stephen and all our loved ones gone too soon.
Every step will be walked in Stephen’s memory and to raise awareness for Prescription Harm Awareness Day and funds for Antidepressant Risks.
Now… anyone that knows me knows I can hardly walk the length of myself never mind up a mountain 😅 but this is bigger than sore legs and being out of breath after 5 minutes….we’re doing this for Stephen, for awareness, and for every family affected by prescribed harm.
If you can donate, share, or support in any way at all, it would mean the world 💜
gofund.me/70bf5968b
Dr Chris Tennyson retweeted
Forced adoption scandal: Evidence sent to Cumbria Police about 61 baby deaths at church-run home
itv.com/news/2026-06-09/evid…
Dr Chris Tennyson retweeted
I'm in love with this sentence:
“Forgive yourself for not knowing earlier what only time could teach.”
Dr Chris Tennyson retweeted
A deeply moving and intensely personal read in the @guardian from @David_Batty about his experience of adoption, reconnection and extended family identities.
The ongoing, lifelong impacts of severance are both incredibly profound and deeply felt.
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Dr Chris Tennyson retweeted
Feature by @David_Batty in today’s Guardian magazine. #adopteevoices
My mother was forced to give me up for adoption. But when we finally met decades later, it was far from a fairytale ending theguardian.com/society/2026…
Dr Chris Tennyson retweeted
It’s Volunteer Week and Elaine McBride who volunteers for @NIHospice talks about the personal value of helping others.
To celebrate Volunteer’s Week, on this episode of Going the Extra Mile we speak to Elaine McBride, a dedicated Northern Ireland Hospice volunteer of nine years. Inspired by the vital respite care her son Sam receives, Elaine works to show that hospices are places of joy, light, and memory-making, rather than just end-of-life care. @NIHospice @CarolJordanTV
Watch more here: itv.com/news/utv/2026-06-04/…
Dr Chris Tennyson retweeted
As a clinical psychologist, one of the first questions Chris Tennyson asks his patients is about their family medical history.
It’s a question which carries a personal irony as for decades it’s a question Chris couldn’t answer himself.
He's been chatting to @CarolJordanTV on the latest episode of Going the Extra Mile.
itv.com/news/utv/2026-05-28/…
Dr Chris Tennyson retweeted
Adopted as a young infant, Chris Tennyson's adoptive family never received any family health history, a situation which as he found out, could have been life threatening.
His goal is that he can change the rules so this never happens to any other adopted person again.
Catch the latest episode of Going the Extra Mile with @CarolJordanTV on ITVX or wherever you get your podcasts.
itv.com/news/utv/2026-05-28/…
Dr Chris Tennyson retweeted
On this week's episode of Going the Extra Mile, @CarolJordanTV is joined by Chris Tennyson, an adoptee fighting for change to allow family health history to be shared with adoptive families
Watch the full episode here: itv.com/news/utv/2026-05-28/…
Thanks to @CarolJordanTV for taking the time to talk about the barriers to accessing family medical histories of faced by adopted people, and what needs to change. I hope this inspires further conversations and practical steps for change @AdoptionUK
On this week's episode of Going the Extra Mile, @CarolJordanTV is joined by Chris Tennyson, an adoptee fighting for change to allow family health history to be shared with adoptive families
Watch the full episode here: itv.com/news/utv/2026-05-28/…