Welcome to Adoption UK

Adoption UK is a national charity run by and for adopters, providing self-help information, advice, support and training on all aspects of adoption and adoptive parenting.

We work with parents and practitioners to make adoptions succeed, promoting loving and supportive family relationships within adoptive families.

22 May 2013Help us make up a team for the Edinburgh Night Cycle! this September – an amazing way to raise funds for our work supporting adoptive families.
21 May 2013Book your place on our one day workshop - Seeing adolescence as an opportunity not a threat - with Julie Hudson, 3 July, Swansea.
20 May 2013Share your experience of adoption support with us in a short survey and help our work with the Department for Education as they reform the adoption system

Join Adoption UK

Message Boards

Our Message Boards allow adopters and prospective adopters to share knowledge and support each other.

Education Now

Adoption UK is now selling Education Now, the fourth publication in our successful Adoption Now series.

Children Who Wait

Exclusive to members, our family-finding service features profiles of children waiting to be adopted.

EXPLORE

The Care Inquiry: You can now download the full Care Inquiry report: Making not breaking: building relationships for our most vulnerable children

Fundraising: Do you fancy a festive fun-run? Or are you more of a dinner-and-dancing kind of person? Find out more about the different ways you can help support Adoption UK.

Helpline - 0844 848 7900: Sometimes being able to talk to someone makes all the difference. Our helpline advisers offer practical suggestions, information and encouragement, or can point you in the right direction for specialist help.

Meet our new Chief Executive: Hugh joined Adoption UK at the end of October. Find out more about his background and his hopes for Adoption UK.

News Highlights

Children suffer instability due to lack of foster carers: Date: 16 May 2013

New guide to adoption support: Date: 8 May 2013

Inadequate care system needs urgent reform: Date: 2 May 2013

Blogs

managing the appetite..........: Date: May 1 2013 12:20PM; ......for information, for photographs, for news..........

Did I mention I've written a book?: Date: Apr 24 2013 8:48AM

a link - and a panel date - bitter sweet thoughts: Date: Apr 22 2013 2:13PM; Had the four way social worker meeting this week - much less stress than we expected (our SW had prepared us for a grilling!) - you've never seen a more bleached house or more fresh flowers!