Hearing from adopters about living with traumatised young people
In March 2016 I went to Kings Cross to meet with someone I had been talking to on Twitter for…
Adoption UK
That piece in the Sunday Times
Last Sunday there was an article in the Sunday Times, by Megan Agnew, titled “We had to hand our adopted…
You take into this pandemic the risk you carried with you.
There has been much discussion about the increase in domestic abuse that has been seen and documented around the world,…
An important message from the adoption community.
Sue Armstrong Brown, CEO of Adoption UK, wrote on their website this week about the potentially devastating effects of the…
International FASD Awareness
September 9th was International FASD Awareness Day. Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, the most common non-genetic cause of learning disability in…
Adopting: real life stories
I was a bit surprised when this book first dropped through my letter box. I hadn’t offered to review it and…
Child to parent violence: Parents talking
On Sunday 28th August, Hannah Meadows posted on her website “But they look so innocent”: Our CPV experience – an…
Non Violent Resistance
Non-Violent Resistance, as a response to child to parent violence, has attracted considerable attention and support among the adoption community,…
Support for adoptive families experiencing violence and abuse from children
The publication last April of the research report: Beyond the Adoption Order highlighted the urgent need within the adoption community for…