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Breathe Trust Connect
About this service
Breathe Trust Connect is a therapeutic service for people who have lost a child through adoption & want to access support. We work with mothers, fathers, couples (where safe to do so). We are a voluntary, non-statutory service. Our service aims to reduce the trauma associated with adoption, preventing future adoptions where possible, building healthy relationships & improving lives. We strive to keep families together where safe to do so & offer specialist support to people who are at risk of further care proceedings. We have 4 pathways Adult, Pregnancy, Parenting & New Growth (care experienced).
This service is available for birth families in
Birmingham
Contact details
- This service is provided by Birmingham Childrens Trust
- https://www.adoptbirmingham.co.uk/birth-families/
- 948 Warwick House, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6QG
- BTC@birminghamchildrenstrust.co.uk
- 0121 303 1699
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:
- Has taken place
What support is available?
- General 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
- Another specialist service Therapeutic life story work, prenatal theraplay, Circle of Security parenting course, and more
Where is support available?
- In person, at a specific location
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
- 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?
Yes, please contact us for a copy of the evaluation
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