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Wigan Council Adoption Team
About this service
The adoption team offers a wide range of support to birth families, including helping parents to understand the adoption process and meeting with the prospective adopters where appropriate. We can help with contributing to a child’s life story book/work and providing support to siblings of the adopted child/ren who remain in care. We provide support around direct contact and with counselling for birth parents who are considering relinquishing a child for adoption (consensual adoption). We also advise on the referral process for families wanting to adopt from overseas.
This service is available for birth families in
Wigan
Contact details
- https://www.wigan.gov.uk
- Leigh Town Hall, Market Street, Wigan, WN7 1DY
- 01942 48773
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 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’)
- Another specialist service Referrals for international adoption requests
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
- 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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