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Adoption Lancashire and Blackpool

About this service

Adoption Lancashire and Blackpool is the Regional Adoption Agency that covers the local authorities of Lancashire and Blackpool. We provide birth parent counselling and advice to birth families who have been affected by adoption.

This service is available for birth families in

Blackpool, Lancashire

Who is the service for?

  • The child’s birth mother (or pregnant mother)
  • The child’s birth father

At what point in the adoption process is support available? When adoption is:

  • Being planned (including during court proceedings)
  • Has taken place

What support is available?

  • General advice and information about 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

Where is support available?

  • In person, at a flexible location, such as your home
  • In person, at a specific location
  • 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

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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