Adoption support
At Nottinghamshire County Council we offer support, advice, information and counselling to people who have been adopted, people who have adopted children and birth relatives of children who have been adopted.
We run groups for birth mothers, for adopted children together with the Youth Service, and we help with training, support groups and conferences for adoptive parents.
We also produce an annual newsletter for everyone on Support After Adoption's mailing list.
 Support After Adoption runs a 'letterbox' scheme which allows adopters, adopted people and birth relatives to keep in touch. We help adopted adults to access their adoption records and we help them to search for birth relatives if they want to. And we help birth families trying to find information about their adopted relatives.
Nottinghamshire Adoption Service has linked up with the national self-help organisation Adoption UK and together we run support groups for all Nottinghamshire adopters in various locations in the county.
We can also offer advice on assessments for adoption support and education and health issues for adopted children.
The team includes experienced social workers, a psychotherapist and a counsellor, offering support, advice, information and counselling to adopted people and birth relatives who have an adoption connection with Nottinghamshire as well as various support packages for adoptive families experiencing difficulties.
The service has volunteers who help with many different tasks and a linking scheme called PALS which gives adopted children and young people the opportunity to make a relationship with an experienced worker.
The Support After Adoption service has produced various leaflets that explain support services for adoptive families, adopted adults and birth relatives. Contact us to get copies.
Call 0115 978 7376 [Mon 9.30am-1.00pm, Tues 6.00pm-9.00pm, Thurs 1.00pm-4.00pm] or e-mail support.afteradoption@nottscc.gov.uk
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