Adoption Support

Your chosen agency will be able to advise you on which support services may be available to you. If you want advice on adoption support you can also contact one of the many adoption support organisations in England such as Adoption UK or CoramBAAF.

Due to early trauma and and separation, adopted children have often developed certain coping mechanisms that means they can find it difficult to form relationships and display challenging behaviour.
A wide range of support is available for you, your family and adopted child. It can include adoption leave and pay, financial support, therapeutic support for your child and help with parenting or with your child’s education.You will have learned various techniques during your preparation training on how to cope with this but as you get to know your child you will become aware of the complexities of their issues.

It’s important to recognise at this point that this is the norm and that there are a range of support and therapies available to help you and your child overcome these difficulties. Choose from the options below

Your chosen agency will be able to advise you on which support services may be available to you. If you want advice on adoption support you can also contact one of the many adoption support organisations in England such as Adoption UK or CoramBAAF.