Working in partnership for the people of Herefordshire
Adoption Team
Moor House
Widemarsh Common
Hereford
HR4 9NA
Office Tel No: 01432 383240
Adoption support
Adoption support
Herefordshire Council offers a service to people in the county who are affected by adoption. This includes:
- Adoptive parents
- Adopted children and young people
- Adopted adults
- Birth relatives of people who have been adopted
How can we help adoptive families?
We can offer:
- Support and advice on adoption issues such as attachment, education, health, behavioural problems, talking about adoption, life story work, parenting adopted children
- A letterbox service which facilitates written contact between adoptive families and birth relatives of children under 18 years.
- Help with contact issues
- Workshops and training
- Support groups
- Regular newsletters
- Information about other services and agencies
- Family days
- Assessment of support needs.
You can request an assessment for support if you live in Herefordshire and have adopted a child from this agency, or adopted a child from another agency more than three years ago. You may also request an assessment if you adopted a child from Herefordshire less than 3 years ago, but do not live in the county. This includes an assessment for financial support. The decision to provide financial support is based on the child's needs, available resources and the adopters’ circumstances.
How can we help adopted adults?
Our services for adopted adults are provided in partnership with Adoption Support, an independent agency based in Birmingham providing a service covering Herefordshire
They include:
- Help with obtaining information from adoption records
- Advice about tracing birth family members
- Acting as a link between you and birth relatives
- Advice and support before or after a reunion
How can we help birth relatives of people who have been adopted?
The following services for birth relatives are provided in partnership with Adoption Support, an independent organisation for those affected by adoption.
They include:
- Advice about contact with your child
- Confidential support to help you cope with your loss
- Advising you if your child wants to trace you
- Assisting you to renew contact with adopted relatives who are now adults (intermediary services)
- Advice or support before or after a reunion
We provide:
- A letterbox service which facilitates written contact between adoptive families and birth relatives (for children under 18)
Details of how to contact Herefordshire Adoption Support Services can be found in the contacts box on this page. If you would like further information about any of our services you can contact an adoption social worker on Mondays from 2pm until 5.15pm, Wednesdays, and Fridays between 9.30am and 1pm.
Information about registering a veto
Registering An Adoption Veto
Herefordshire Adoption Support Agency Leaflet
Adoption Support Information for Children
Intermediary Services for Adoption
Finding out about birth relativesIf you need help to understand a document, or would like it in another format or language, please call 01432 260500 or email info@herefordshire.gov.uk
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Charity site: supports, advises and campaigns for better outcomes for children in care
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Charity site: Adoption UK is a national charity run by and for adopters, providing self-help information, advice, support and training on all aspects of adoption and adoptive parenting.
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Charity site: supports all those whose lives have been affected by adoption
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Charity site: After Adoption is a voluntary adoption agency and one of the largest providers of adoption support services in the UK.
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National site: NORCAP's aim is to help adults affected by adoption and to reduce distress and anxiety
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National site: this website is intended to be the first port of call for anyone thinking about searching for or making contact with birth and adopted relatives or researching an adoption that took place in the UK
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