We’re committed to making sure that all our adopted children and adoptive families are fully supported throughout the adoption process and beyond.
As an adoptive parent you will share many of the challenges of other parents, our lifelong support offer will be there for you and your family.
Every child and family’s needs are unique and our dedicated Post Adoption Support Team will work with you to create your own Adoption Support Plan and direct you to relevant training and support groups.
“Post-adoption support is comprehensive, well organised and accessible. Support provided is not time limited and is responsive to specific needs.” – Ofsted report, 2023
Support Memberships
CATCH is an online community platform with information and support for adopters, special guardians, foster carers and the professionals who work with them. You’ll have access to a collection of webinars, eLearning courses to expand your knowledge, tailored resources, and podcasts and audio interviews.
If you are part of the LGBTQ+ community, you can choose to become a member of New Family Social network, a UK wide network helping build strong and happy LGBT+ adoptive and foster families. You’ll have access to dedicated online forums and a wealth of events held across the country – some for all the family and some for parents only.
Birth Family support
If your child has been adopted or is going to be adopted, you can find out about what support is available to you in this dedicated area.
Post Adoption Support can help you with the following:
- Counselling, information, and advice on all aspects of adoptive parenting from our team
- Advice on therapeutic parenting approaches that have been shown to benefit adoptive family life
- Psychological assessment and therapeutic support from our therapeutically trained social workers
- Access to therapeutic support via the Adoption Support Fund
- Support and advice in accessing other statutory agencies or services
- Financial advice and support on adoption allowances and other relevant benefits
- Support and advice with letterbox contact and other contact between yourselves and the birth family
- Support to access Pupil Premium funding for school aged children
- Access to Virtual School
