News

Have you read Eddy Finds a Family?

Posted on 16 February 2022

Our Adopt South West Family Practitioner, Mandy, shares her review of ‘Eddy Finds a Family’ by Sarah McGeough: Sarah and her husband tried for a child for eight years. It was a difficult journey, but they completed their family in 2016 and adopted their son. At the time Sarah felt there weren’t many books available […]

Ready to adopt? New checker launched

Posted on 1 December 2021

Use our ‘Ready to adopt?’ checker to learn more about who can adopt and when the time might be right for you.

Adopter Voice South West

Posted on 5 March 2021

Adopter Voice is your chance to influence and improve adoption services where you live, regionally and nationally. Adopter Voice is used to share impartial views to improve services and support for adopters.

The Adopter Hub

Posted on 5 March 2021

We encourage adoptive families to use ‘The Adopter Hub’ and we have some log-ins available for families to gain access. This is an online resource for the adoption community which is run by PACT (Parent and Children Together) and is a great resource.

Help your child prepare for school

Posted on 3 March 2021

While the prospect of going to back school will be exciting for many pupils, some might feel anxious. That’s perfectly normal. Lots of children will feel the same way.

I am Kayley

Posted on 24 February 2021

With permission of a local Adopt South West adopter (Mummy), we share her daughter Kayley’s story. Kayley has extensive adoption-related issues such as attachment and trauma difficulties. The people she comes into contact with struggle to deal with her behaviour because they don’t understand her.