Adoption services for Cornwall Council and the Isles of Scilly join the Regional Adoption Agency, Adopt South West, from Monday 1 April 2024.
Year: 2024
We are family
Would your family and friends would like the opportunity for a regular, online, meet up to ask questions, share their worries and share laughter, about becoming part of your children’s lives?
LGBTQ+ people from ethnically diverse backgrounds called to adopt
Social workers can struggle to find appropriate adoption and fostering placements for looked after children from ethnically diverse backgrounds. Too few approved adopters and foster carers share the same culture and heritage as these children.
Questions about adoption from LGBTQ+ people
Here are some questions from LGBT+ people about adoption that we’ve answered.
New Family Social podcast: Adoption, fostering and tea
The UK’s LGBTQ+ adoption and fostering charity, New Family Social add new episodes to its series of podcasts discussing adoption and fostering with people “who’ve done it”:
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: FASD Hub South West
FASD Hub South West is a parent-led support group for adoptive parents of children, young people, and adults with or without a formal diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) across the South West of England.
Voice and Influence Group for adopted young people
We are setting up a Voice and Influence Group for adopted young people in our region and we want your young person to be a part of this.
Free Eating disorder online workshops for parents and carers
Funded by the NHS, these online courses offer five free sessions to carers/parents supporting undiagnosed and diagnosed eating disorder needs, using the ‘New Maudsley’ approach.