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Making Connections: Monthly Tuesday drop-in support group – Somerset (Taunton)

12/03/2024 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Join our drop-in coffee morning/support group in the Taunton area. It is open to all adopters to meet with other adoptive parents and make new friends. It’s a chance to celebrate, rant, relax and ask questions with like-minded people. Come and let off some steam over a cup of tea or coffee, and cake!! Meet […]

Support group for birth mothers – Exeter and Plymouth (online)

13/03/2024 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm – A warm welcome is waiting for you in a safe, supportive space where you can meet others with a shared experience of loss listen and talk about difficult feelings feel less alone be accepted as you are be supported in moving forwards Come and meet Rebecca Scribbins, a Family Practitioner who supports birth families. We […]

Considering adoption? Join our online information event

20/03/2024 @ 5:50 pm – 8:00 pm – Considering adoption? Register to join one of our online adoption information events. You can talk to adoption social workers and families who’ve adopted, watch a presentation, find out more about the application process, and get your questions answered. If you live in Devon, Plymouth, Somerset or Torbay and are thinking about adopting you can book […]

Devon parent-led group: stay-and-play, brew and chat

22/03/2024 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am – Stay-and-play, brew and chat is a group run by adopters, for adopters. The Friday group The regular Friday group has changed to twice a month at 9:30am to 11:30am. A chance to chat to other adopters who get it! It’s open to adoptive parents who don’t usually attend groups. Come along with or without children. […]

Education psychology drop-ins 2024 – Exeter/Mid/East Devon area

26/03/2024 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm – Available to parents whose child attends a school in the Devon County Council local council area Our virtual drop-in sessions with an Education Psychologist, supported by a member of the Adopt South West team offer an opportunity to discuss any school-related issue you or your child may be experiencing. This could be anything from transitions, […]

Adopters support group: Plymouth – monthly on Tuesday

26/03/2024 @ 10:45 am – 12:45 pm – The parent-led support group in Plymouth offers a warm welcome and a cuppa, it’s a face-to-face group for adopters to have a friendly chat and share ideas. The group say: “It’s just a nice chance for adoptive parents to get together and chat about their families, celebrate success and help each other out with the […]

Support group for birth mothers – Somerset (online)

02/04/2024 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm – A warm welcome is waiting for you in a safe, supportive space where you can meet others with a shared experience of loss talk about difficult feelings feel less alone be accepted as you are be supported in moving forwards Come and meet Joni Kohlman Family Practitioner/counsellor and Kelly Lynes Family Practitioner, who both support […]

Treasure trail walk and picnic – Somerset – 3 April

03/04/2024 @ 11:30 am – 2:00 pm – April (Easter) holiday event for Adopt South West adoptive families Kim and Hilary from Adopt South West are looking for families to join them for a Treasure trail walk and picnic around a Somerset location. You may learn things you never knew before and see things you haven’t seen before. All the while being with […]