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Adopt London West
About this service
We provide support and advice to expectant birth parents who are thinking about adoption, and those parents and family members who have lost children to adoption (as well as Special Guardianship). Our experienced and empathetic workers are here to listen and offer advice; We offer a listening ear with no judgement. We can help with existing or new keeping in touch arrangements; we can support you to meet your child’s adopters if this is possible. We can help you to write letters and support you with other ways of staying connected to your child; We can signpost you to organisations that offer independent advice or short-term counselling services. When your child becomes an adult, we can also discuss with parents what the options are you would like to find out whether your child might want to have contact.
This service is available for birth families in
Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hounslow
Contact details
- https://www.adoptlondon.org.uk/adoption-support-old/adopt-london-west/
- Second NW, Perceval House, Ealing Council, Ealing W5 2HL
- AdoptLondonWest@ealing.gov.uk
- 0208 825 5241
Who is the service for?
- The child’s birth mother (or pregnant mother)
- The child’s birth father
- The child’s brothers and sisters, including half siblings and step siblings
- The child’s wider family and friends (including grandparents, aunts/uncles)
At what point in the adoption process is support available? When adoption is:
- Being considered (before court proceedings have started)
- Being planned (including during court proceedings)
- Has taken place
What support is available?
- General advice and information about adoption
- Legal advice and information about adoption
- Advocacy support to help birth family members get their views across when dealing with children’s services and other official agencies
- Counselling or therapeutic support
- Support groups for birth families affected by adoption
- Advice and information about contributing to a child’s life story work or life story book
- Support for contact with an adopted child, including letterbox contact (contact is sometimes described as ‘keeping in touch’ or ‘family time’)
- Support for birth family members to access adoption records and information held by children’s services or another adoption agency
- Information and support about reconnecting with an adult relative who was adopted as a child (some services included in this map may charge a fee for this)
Where is support available?
- In person, at a flexible location, such as your home
- In person, at a specific location
- Online, including virtual meetings or webchat
- Over the phone
How to access the service?
- Contact us directly if you want support (this is also known as self-referral)
How much support is available?
- The amount of support is flexible, based on how much support is needed
Key details about the service
- One-to-one support is available at this service
- This service can give support or information for family members who are under 18
- This service can give specialist support and information for birth families affected by international adoption
- This service can give specialist support or information for birth families affected by transracial adoption
- Additional support for people with disabilities, including learning difficulties and learning disabilities, is available at this service
- Confidential interpreters or translation services are available at this service
Has the service been independently evaluated, with input from family members who have used the service?
No, not at this point
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