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University of Exeter is seeking volunteers aged 14 to 18 years old
Take part in research to design a support programme to help teenagers to develop problem solving, planning and organising skills! Find out how you can help the University of Exeter’s research on adapting Teen Online Problem Solving (TOPS) intervention for teenagers who have been adopted.
You Can Adopt – Recruitment Campaign – request for life stories
You Can Adopt would love to hear from parents who can speak passionately about their adoption journeys – including the ups and downs, the rewards and the challenges, and ultimately why it’s been so worthwhile.
New birth family services mapping project launched
The Family Rights Group has recently launched a groundbreaking project to map support services for birth families in England. These services include advice, peer-to-peer support, and therapeutic assistance.
We welcome Cornwall Council and the Isles of Scilly adoption to our Regional Adoption Agency
Adoption services for Cornwall Council and the Isles of Scilly join the Regional Adoption Agency, Adopt South West, from Monday 1 April 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+ Adoption and Fostering Week 2024
For members of the LGBTQ+ community thinking about adopting or fostering, the question absolutely shouldn’t be “Will my sexual orientation or gender identity count against me?”
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.