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Adoption stories

Take a look at some inspiring stories from people who have already adopted

Carla and her dad Andrew, sat next to each other on a train

“Adopting an older child is brilliant because she could communicate with us in those early years about what she did and didn’t like, which made our adventures together all the more fun.”

Andrew and his wife Alex adopted Carla when she was six years old. Ever since the moment when Carla led him to the local park hand-in-hand on the day they met, Andrew has been besotted with her.

“When she held my hand the day we met and said ‘Come on, Daddy’, there was no way back from that.”

  • White couple in their early thirties talking with a social worker from adoption Ameila and Kai are adopting in 2025 and share their journey so far

  • Jenny shares how she and Richard adopted after IVF

  • Debbie and Lydia Bright Preparing for the arrival of a sibling with your birth children

  • Ameiala dn Kai share their adoption journey, photo on beach from behind Read about how Leah and William adopted a little boy

  • Matthew and his husband adopted a little boy. Matthew and his husband adopted a little boy. "We met other adopters that helped with our anxieties."

  • Hayley Watch local adopter, Hayley, as she shares her adoption journey

  • Debbie and her daughter Bo playing outside a supermarket Debbie's daughter has a severe disability - she shares the importance of her support network

  • Miles Asteri, star of the BBC’s The Traitors hosts a new podcast about adoption The Adoption Journey – podcast

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About Adopt South West

Adopt South West is a partnership of councils (Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay) working together to make the adoption process quicker and simpler. We want to encourage people who have not considered adoption before to come forward.

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