Support and information services for birth families affected by adoption in England

If you can’t find the support you need, remember that you can look for services where you currently live and also in the area where the child was adopted, is being adopted, or may be adopted (if it is a different area to where you live). This is because services in both areas may also be able to give you support and information. You can search for support available in different areas by clicking on different regions of the Birth Families Map and clicking on the relevant council area.

There are areas in England where services for birth families affected by adoption are limited. If you can’t find a service that offers the support or information you are looking for, you may want to consider:

1. Contacting your area’s children’s services by phone or email and asking for details about adoption support they provide birth families. For more information about children’s services, see our children’s services page.

2. Contacting Family Rights Group’s Advice Service for general information and advice about adoption. You can phone our advice line on 0808 801 0366, which is open Monday to Friday, from 9.30 am to 3 pm, or visit our Get Help and Advice page on our website to find out about our digital advice services.

For more information about adoption, see our adoption page.

This is a map of services in England and will not show services available in other countries.