About the campaign

A life changed for good – this is what National Adoption Week is all about

Since its launch in 1997, National Adoption Week has been held each year to encourage more families to come forward to adopt the children who wait the longest – older children, children with disabilities, brothers and sisters, and children from some black and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Information for people affected by adopted

If you have been affected by adoption and are looking for advice or support, these websites may be able to assist you.

• Adoption Search Reunion
  This website provides information for adopted people, birth relatives and also adoptive parents in England and Wales.
• Adoption UK
  This is a national self-help group run by and for adoptive parents and foster carers, offering support before, during and after adoption.
• Birthlink
  offers a range of services for people separated by adoption with a Scottish connection.
• Post Adoption Centre
  Advice, counselling and family work for those involved in adoption
• After Adoption
  Providing information, counselling, support and groupwork to anyone affected by adoption
• PACT (Parents and Children Together)
  Confidential services for anyone affected by adoption