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#YouCanAdopt is a nationwide adopter recruitment campaign which aims to raise awareness of adoption and bust myths around who is eligible.
All adoption journeys are unique
This year’s campaign showcases adoption journeys of all kinds, as well as the people who are there along the way – from foster carers and social workers to birth families and the adoption community. Start your adoption journey this National Adoption Week.
This National Adoption Week we’re highlighting adoption journeys of all kinds and showing that the road to a family is not always a traditional one. We’re also shining a light on all the people who play an important part of someone’s lifelong adoption journey.
The campaign raises awareness of modern adoption and showcases the diversity of adoptive families today.
Just like all families, adoptive families come in all shapes and sizes and go through ups, downs and detours during their journey. Click on each person’s name below to find out more about their adoption journey and advice for other adopters.
Each year, during National Adoption Week, we promote and share the services and resources that are available for anyone affected by adoption.
Support is available throughout the year and adopted people and parents can contact their regional adoption agency for help. The Adoption England website also details the various support services and organisations available for adopted people, birth parents and adoptive parents.
We also work with partners to provide a series of events that take place throughout the week, both online and in person. Events are designed for adopted people, adoptive parents, birth parents and professionals. PAC-UK is delivering a series of free to attend events throughout the week, find out more here.
National Adoption Week 2023 brought together adopted people from different generations to celebrate how adoption has evolved. The campaign featured people adopted between the 1960s and 2010s talking about the positive impact adoption has had on them, and how adoption now encourages people to explore and celebrate their family history to form a positive sense of identity.
National Adoption Week 2022 was focused on the importance of identity and relationships for adopted people. The campaign explored adopted people’s memories from before, during, and after they were adopted. Highlighting how it’s important for adopted people to feel connected to their past.
National Adoption Week 2021 was dedicated to all those impacted by adoption whose stories are often less heard; adopted people, adopters, birth parents and the Children’s Services workforce. The campaign shared real life stories from an adopted child, a single parent, an adopted person, a birth mother, social workers, and family members who watched loved ones go through the process.